Course Name: Aircraft Propulsion

Course abstract

This course deals with the gas power cycles for aircraft propulsion. Therefore different types of aircraft engines, their parts and their performance parameters are discusses. Then the cycle analysis and its different attachment for improvisation are also focused. Further, different parts of aircraft engines like compressor, turbines, combustor and nozzle are discussed in detail.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Vinayak N. Kulkarni

Dr. Vinayak N. Kulkarni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati since January 2015. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering in the Shivaji University, Maharashtra, India. His post graduation and PhD is from Aerospace Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. His teaching interests are basic and applied thermodynamics, gas dynamics, aircraft propulsion and fluid mechanics. His research interests are experimental and computational compressible flows, IC engines and non-conventional energy.
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

2508

Registered

168

Certificate Eligible

102

Certified Category Count

Gold

6

Silver

17

Elite

29

Successfully completed

50

Participation

42

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Aircraft Propulsion - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SAHANI AMAN RAMSINGHASAN 98%

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

ANIL KUMAR ROUT 94%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, GUWAHATI


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

GOPINATH R 93%

ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SYED IMTHIYAZ HUSSAIN 91%

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

KARAN BHAKUNI 91%

J. C. BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, YMCA, FARIDABAD

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2508

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 168

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

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