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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion programme is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The course belongs to the department of propulsion in the field of mechanical engineering. The users can avail of the course for free, and the programme is conducted in online mode throughout the whole duration. Participants will gain valuable insights into the working and optimization of propulsion and combustion by pursuing the Fundamentals of Combustion For Propulsion certification. The course is made for postgraduate students and the course can be joined at any given time since it is available the whole time on the website.
The programme will take up to 8 weeks to successfully finish the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion certification syllabus. Students have the liberty to access the course according to their willingness. The course is available for the students full time. There is no admission procedure for the course and students can directly take admission in the programme. There is an option of certification in the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion training for which students have to pay the exam fees and give an offline exam. The sessions provided in the course are made interactive for the students through case studies and discussions.
The Highlights
- Certification available
- Online learning programme
- Discussion groups available
- Provided by IIT, Madras
- Self paced training
- 8 weeks programme
- Course available at zero cost
Programme Offerings
- quizzes
- Case Studies
- video lectures
- Modules
- assignments
- Discussion groups
- tests
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
- Participants need not pay any amount in order to get into the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion programme.
- If the candidate wants to achieve the certificate, he or she will have to pay the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion fees.
Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion fees details
Heads | Amount in Rupees |
Exam fees | Rs.1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Candidates should have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
Certification Qualifying Details
Aspiring candidates who are willing to be certified participants of the programme can pay for the exam registration fee and apply for the exam. Candidates will have to get a minimum of 10 out of 25 marks in assignments and 30 marks out of 75, so that the total is 40 marks.
What you will learn
Participants will get the following understandings when they complete the course successfully-
- Candidates will gain insights on rate and equilibrium controlled processes in different states of matter.
- Participants will gain an understanding of diffusion flames and laminar premixed, its features and differences.
- Students will come to know about the burning behaviour of liquid, gaseous, and solid fuels.
- Learners will acquire knowledge about thermochemistry in the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion certification course.
- Participants will learn about instability in solid rockets.
- Students will come to know about ideas of combustion in liquid propellant rockets.
- Candidates will learn about the effect of aluminium and erosive burning.
- Participants will learn about the idea of lateral diffusion in the Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion training.
Who it is for
The Fundamentals of Combustion for Propulsion online course is best suited for the following participants-
- Candidates who want to conduct research in the field of combustion and propulsion.
- Candidates who are practising engineers in the same discipline.
Admission Details
Candidates willing to take admission in the programme can do so by following the given instructions-
Step 1- Students are required to click on the given link to land on the website- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_me33/preview
Note- Students will have to wait till the time the required option is available to apply for the course.
The Syllabus
- Equilibrium: physical, thermodynamic and chemical
- Equilibrium controlled and rate controlled processes in gaseous, liquid and solid fuels
- Calculation of equilibrium states
- Laminar premixed and diffusion flames: principal features and differences
- Quenching, flammability and other limit phenomena
- Discussion of burning behavior of gaseous, liquid and solid fuels
- Basics of composite solid propellant deflagration
- Why model deflagration of composite propellants?
- Statistical representation of composite propellants in HeQu1D – geometry and thermochemistry
- Idea of lateral diffusion
- Overview of the HeQu1D software and demonstration
- Effect of aluminum
- Erosive burning
- Instability in solid rockets – 1
- Instability in solid rockets – 2
- Principal ideas of combustion in liquid propellant rockets
- Principal ideas of combustion in gas turbine afterburners
- Combustion in boundary layers and hybrid rockets – essential ideas and emerging trends
- Instability in liquid propellant rockets and gas turbine afterburners– modes and mechanism
- Strategies for evolving instability free designs – global and local considerations
- Is there a connection between instability in LPP gas turbine primary combustors and rockets/afterburners?
- Discussion 1
- Discussion 2
- Overview of topics covered, topic not covered and what next?
Instructors
IIT Madras (IITM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Students need to wait till the time the required option becomes available. Students will not be able to apply from any other source.
Yes, a researcher from the same field can be a part of the course.
The entire duration of the programme is 8 weeks or 2 months.
Yes, students are allowed to get extra time if they are unable to complete the syllabus in the mentioned time.
Students have the liberty to take a gap during the course if they want and start again without any restrictions.
Scholarships are not provided in this course by the platform since this is a free course.
Yes, the course covers combustion as well as propulsion and their related aspects.
Candidates can wait for some time if they want to apply for the course. Meanwhile, students can keep checking the website for the availability of the required tab.
A URL will be provided on the website at the time of registration through which the students can pay the exam fees.
The course is being provided to the students by IIT, Madras through the platform of Swayam.