Minor Programme 2 Aerospace Analysis and Development

Engineering Mechanics GroupFaculty of Aerospace Engineering

Minor Programme 2Minor Programme 2

Aerospace Analysis and DevelopmentAerospace Analysis and Development

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Akke SuikerAkke Suiker

• Associate Professor and Acting Chair of Engineering MechanicsAssociate Professor and Acting Chair of Engineering Mechanics

• Lecturer of Lecturer of

• - Vibrations of Aerospace Structures (2- Vibrations of Aerospace Structures (2ndnd year) year)

• - Statics (1- Statics (1stst year) year)

• Supervisor of MSc and PhD projectsSupervisor of MSc and PhD projects

• - Strength and ductility of advanced metals- Strength and ductility of advanced metals

• - Microscale cracking in thermal barrier coating systems- Microscale cracking in thermal barrier coating systems

• - Fracture and delamination in laminates- Fracture and delamination in laminates

• Coordinator of minor 2Coordinator of minor 2

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• Prediction of fracture Prediction of fracture behaviourbehaviour

• Prediction of fracture Prediction of fracture behaviourbehaviour

• Morphing planeMorphing plane

• Prediction of fracture Prediction of fracture behaviourbehaviour

• Morphing planeMorphing plane

• Analysis of flow propertiesAnalysis of flow properties

• Prediction of fracture Prediction of fracture behaviourbehaviour

• Morphing planeMorphing plane

• Analysis of flow propertiesAnalysis of flow properties

• Development of flight Development of flight simulatorsimulator

R&D aspects of Aerospace R&D aspects of Aerospace EngineeringEngineering

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ObjectivesObjectives

• Get in touch with formal Get in touch with formal toolstools– MethodsMethods– FormulationsFormulations– ModelsModels

• Learn how to choose the Learn how to choose the proper toolproper tool

• Awake the skills required to Awake the skills required to develop new toolsdevelop new tools

EngineeringEngineering

InnovationInnovation

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CoursesCourses

• Computational Fluid and Solid MechanicsComputational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

• Constitutive Modelling in Aerospace EngineeringConstitutive Modelling in Aerospace Engineering

• Aerospace Systems and Control TheoryAerospace Systems and Control Theory

• Modern Materials for Aerospace ApplicationsModern Materials for Aerospace Applications

• Partial Differential Equations IPartial Differential Equations I

• Systems Engineering and Technical Management Systems Engineering and Technical Management TechniquesTechniques

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• Introduction to Introduction to numerical methodsnumerical methods

• Finite differences, Finite differences, finite volumes, finite finite volumes, finite elementselements

• Time integrationTime integration

• Introduction to Introduction to numerical methodsnumerical methods

• Finite differences, Finite differences, finite volumes, finite finite volumes, finite elementselements

• Time integrationTime integration

• Analysis of flowAnalysis of flow

• Introduction to Introduction to numerical methodsnumerical methods

• Finite differences, Finite differences, finite volumes, finite finite volumes, finite elementselements

• Time integrationTime integration

• Analysis of flowAnalysis of flow

• Analysis of structuresAnalysis of structures

Computational Fluid and Solid Computational Fluid and Solid MechanicsMechanics

• Introduction to Introduction to numerical methodsnumerical methods

• Finite differences, finite Finite differences, finite volumes, finite volumes, finite elementselements

Solution of differentialequations

Solution of differentialequations

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• Basic relations Basic relations between force and between force and deformationdeformation

• Basic relations Basic relations between force and between force and deformationdeformation

• Failure of solidsFailure of solids

• Basic relations Basic relations between force and between force and deformationdeformation

• Failure of solidsFailure of solids

• Viscous flowsViscous flows

• Basic relations Basic relations between force and between force and deformationdeformation

• Failure of solidsFailure of solids

• Viscous flowsViscous flows

• TurbulenceTurbulence

• Basic relations Basic relations between force and between force and deformationdeformation

• Failure of solidsFailure of solids

• Viscous flowsViscous flows

• TurbulenceTurbulence

• Boundary layersBoundary layers

Constitutive modelling in Constitutive modelling in Aerospace EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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Aerospace Systems and Control Aerospace Systems and Control TheoryTheory

• Introduction to control Introduction to control theorytheory

• Description of Description of aerospace control aerospace control systemssystems

• ApplicationsApplications

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Modern Materials for Aerospace Modern Materials for Aerospace ApplicationsApplications

• Innovation in materials Innovation in materials and material and material technologytechnology

• Active participation of Active participation of students to define new students to define new developmentsdevelopments

• Possible participation Possible participation in “Young Wild Ideas in in “Young Wild Ideas in Materials” programmeMaterials” programme

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Partial Differential Equations IPartial Differential Equations I

• Solution methods for Solution methods for equations of physicsequations of physics

• Heat equationHeat equation

• Wave equationWave equation

• Boundary conditionsBoundary conditions

• Insight into the Insight into the mathematics of mathematics of boundary value boundary value problemsproblems

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Systems engineering and Systems engineering and Technical Management TechniquesTechnical Management Techniques

• Systems theorySystems theory

• Engineering project Engineering project managementmanagement

• Risk assessmentRisk assessment

• Indispensable for Indispensable for Design Synthesis Design Synthesis ExerciseExercise

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Why would you choose Minor 2?Why would you choose Minor 2?

• Why did you choose Aerospace Engineering?Why did you choose Aerospace Engineering?– Good in math and physicsGood in math and physics– Social relevanceSocial relevance– Meaningful applicationsMeaningful applications

• Interested in getting to know the driving processes?Interested in getting to know the driving processes?

• Interested in innovation rather than traditional Interested in innovation rather than traditional design?design?

Then you should choose Minor 2Then you should choose Minor 2