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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Many kinds of explosions are observed in both – technology and nature. The Explosions and Safety course explains the various physical principles underlying such explosions. The importance of understanding such physical processes to safeguard against these phenomena is highlighted in the course. You will also explore energy release mechanisms in liquid, solid, gaseous and dust explosives.
The Explosions and Safety online programme by SWAYAM will also discuss the travelling patterns of blast waves and the primary, secondary and tertiary effects they have on surroundings. You will study the techniques of protection from explosions and prediction methods to determine the harm caused by them. The course is a 12-week-long programme crafted and presented by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
The Explosions and Safety certification course conveys the idea of how engineers should be capable of building better prediction and design methodologies. The methods should cater to both – create explosions as well as develop safety standards. Furthermore, you will learn about the quantification of damage done by explosions and the interaction of blast waves.
The Highlights
- Elective course type
- Enrolment dates available on the portal
- Mechanical Engineering category
- 12-week course duration
- Undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Self-directed learning
Programme Offerings
- digital learning
- Self-paced learning
- video lectures
- Paid exam
- Free course access
- Industry-expert instructors
- An offering of IIT Madras
- Written examination
- Paid certification
- Industries support
- A shareable certificate
- assignments
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
- There is no fee to join the Explosions and Safety course
- The certification exam fee is Rs 1,000
- Explosions and Safety fee structure
Course option | Fee |
Explosions and Safety (Access only) | Free |
Explosions and Safety (Exam fee) | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
To enrol in the Explosions and Safety training, you must have at least a fundamental understanding of thermodynamics and mechanics.
To be eligible for the Explosions and Safety certification, you need to achieve a minimum of 40% marks as the final score. The final score gives 75% weightage to the marks of the written exam, and 25% weightage to the marks scored in assignments. The total assignment score is calculated based on 25% of the average marks. Only the eight best assignments out of the total 12.
What you will learn
The Explosions and Safety syllabus aims to teach various physical principles related to different kinds of explosions. By the end, you will learn about:
- Blastwave modeling
- Damage predictions
- Pressure vessel and physical explosions
- Mechanisms of energy releases
- Safeguarding measures against the explosions, etc.
- Energy release during explosions
- Explosion types
- Condensed phase explosions
- Blastwave characteristics
Who it is for
The Explosions and Safety online training is mainly designed for professional, practicing engineers and engineering students of the relevant fields.
Admission Details
You can get admission to the Explosions and Safety program by SWAYAM through the steps given as follows.
Step 1 – Click or tap on this hyperlink - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_me28/preview to open the official course page of Explosions and Safety at SWAYAM’s website.
Step 2 – A ‘Sign-in/Register’ button can be found on top of the page. Tap on it to open the registration page.
Step 3 – Login by linking any of these existing accounts – Facebook, Google, or Microsoft. Alternatively, you can click on the ‘Sign up now’ button to create a new account by entering your details.
Step 4 – Return to the Explosions and Safety course page and click the ‘Join’ button to successfully enroll in the program.
NOTE – Applicants should read the course page to confirm if the course is still accepting enrolments or not.
Application Details
Explosions and Safety course by SWAYAM has no offline application form for joining. Just visit the course page on the SWAYAM website, provide your name, location, email address, educational info, etc., to register for an account and enrol in the course.
The Syllabus
Chap 1: Introduction
- Lec 1: Loud Bang and Disruption (1)
- Lec 2: Blast Wave in an Explosion; Prediction from Dimensional Considerations (2)
- Lec 3: Typical Examples of Explosions and Classification (3)
Chap 2: Theory of Blast Waves
- Lec 4: Shock Hugoniot and Rayleigh Line (4)
- Lec 5: Properties behind Constant Velocity Shock (5)
- Lec. 6. Blast waves; Concentration of Mass at Front, Snow Plow Approximation (6)
Chap 3: Characteristics of Blast Waves
- Lec 7: Decay of a Blast Wave, Sach’s Scaling (7)
- Lec 8: Overpressure and Impulse in the near and Far Field (8)
- Lec 9: Missiles, Fragments and Shrapnel, Craters (9)
Chap 4: Interaction of Blast with Objects and Structures
- Lec 10: Reflection and Transmission of Blast Waves, Impedance (10)
- Lec 11: Amplification of Reflected Blast waves, Spall, Damage to Organs, Mushroom Cloud (11)
- Lec 12: Damage from Blast waves, Iso-damage Curve (12)
Chap 5: Energy Release in an Explosion
- Lec 13: Energy Release in a Chemical Reaction, Standard Heats of Formation (13)
- Lec 14: Stoichiometry, Equivalence Ratio and Heat Release in Fuel-rich and Oxidizer-rich Compounds (14)
- Lec 15: Energy release calculations, Higher and Lower Calorific Values, Internal Energy of Formation (15)
Chap 6: Rate of Energy Release
- Lec 16: Concentration, Activation Energy, Energy Release Profile (16)
- Lec 17: Thermal Theory of Explosions (17)
- Lec 18: Application of Thermal Theory and Inferences (18)
Chap 7: Modeling of Rate of Energy Release
- Lec 19: Role of Chain carriers in an explosion (19)
- Lec 20: Fire and Combustion (20)
- Lec 21: Combustion and Explosions (21)
- Lec 22: Case Histories of explosions involving Volatile Liquids (22)
Chap 8: Detonations
- Lec. 23: Introduction to Detonations (23)
- Lec 24: Structure of Detonation (24)
- Lec 25: Realizable States in a Detonation (25)
- Lec 25: Realizable States in a Detonation (25)
- Lec 26: One Dimensional Model of a Detonation (26)
- Lec 27: Case Histories of explosions Involving Detonation or Quasi-Detonation (27)
Chap 9: Different Types of Explosions
- Lec 28: Explosions in Confined and Unconfined Geometries (28)
- Lec 29: Dust Explosion I (29)
- Lec 30: Dust Explosion II (30)
- Lec 31: Physical Explosions (31)
- Lec 32: Rupture of Cryogenic Storage Vessels and Pressure Vessels (32)
- Lec 31: Physical Explosions (31)
- Lec 32: Rupture of Cryogenic Storage Vessels and Pressure Vessels (32)
- Chap 10: Condensed Phase Explosions
- Lec 33 Condensed Phase Explosives based on Hydrocarbons (33)
- Lec 34: Condensed Phase explosives and their Properties (34)
- Lec 35: TNT Equivalence and Yield of an Explosion (35)
- Lec 36: Quantification of damages in an Explosion (39 and 40)
Evaluation process
Access to the Explosions and Safety online course is free. But, you have to register for the written exam by filling an online registration form. Make a simple digital payment for the specified exam fee. Further details will be announced in the future when the registration link will be made available for candidates.
The proctored exam for the Explosions and Safety training will be held in any one of the designated exam centers on dates announced by Swayam. It shall be conducted in two different sessions – morning shift (9 am to 12 pm) and afternoon (2 pm to 5 pm).
Instructors
IIT Madras (IITM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras accredits Explosions and Safety online course.
The course will be taught by Prof K. Ramamurthi, Chairman, Combustion and Shock Wave Panel (CDSW) of ARMREB at DRDO. Joining him will be Prof Prasad Patnaik BSV, professor at IIT Madras’ Department of Applied Mechanics.
The Explosions and Safety course is free to join. However, to appear in the exam for certification, pay a Rs 1,000 fee.
No, only digital certificates will be provided.
You must be proficient in basic thermodynamics and mechanics.