Not all the courses listed below are available at both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UTSI campuses.
422 Aerodynamics (3) Theory and design of aerodynamic bodies for desired characteristics. Potential flow theory, viscous effects, and compressibility effects. Subsonic, transonic, and supersonic airfoils.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 351 and 370.
424 Astronautics (4) Solar system, orbital mechanics, propulsion, atmospheric entry including thermal protection materials, human factors in space flight, the space environment, and current topics.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 351.
(DE) Corequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 331.
425 Propulsion (4) Principles of propulsion devices, principally jet and rocket engines. Combustion and equilibrium, inlets, nozzles, compressors, pumps and turbines. Overall performance evaluations.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 351.
426 Introduction to Aerospace Design (2) Design process, synthesis, design studies. Individual design reports required.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 351, 370, and 363.
(DE) Corequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 344.
429 Aerospace System Design (3) Synthesis and design of a complete aerospace system. Participation in team design effort including formal presentations and design report.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 422, 425, and 426.
449 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory (3) Designing, conducting, and reporting results of experimental exercises. Test standards and specifications. Analysis of data and formation of conclusions.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 345, 351, and 425.
494 Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering (1-4) Problems and topics related to developments and practice in aerospace engineering.
Repeatability: Not repeatable. May be taken once for 1 – 4 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
495 Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering (1-4) Problems and topics related to developments and practice in aerospace engineering.
Repeatability: Not repeatable. May be taken once for 1 – 4 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
509 Multidisciplinary Project (1) (See Industrial Engineering 509.)
511 Inviscid Flow (3) Kinematics and dynamics of inviscid fluids; potential flow about body, conformal mapping.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 422 or 541, and Mathematics 425.
512 Viscous Flow (3) Derivation of fundamental equations of compressible viscous flow; boundary conditions for viscous heat-conducting flow; exact solutions for Newtonian viscous flow (Navier-Stokes) equations for special cases; similarity solutions. Thermal boundary layers, stability of laminar flows, transition to turbulence, 2-D turbulent boundary layer equations. Incompressible-turbulent mean flow, and compressible boundary layer flow.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
513 Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics (3) Experimental techniques with laboratory experiments; representative experiments: hot wire anemometry and turbulence measurements, flow visualization, wind tunnel tests, water table experiments, supersonic flow experiments, boundary layer measurements, laser-optical measurements.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 423 or 541.
515 Air Vehicle Aerodynamics and Performance (3) Application of aerodynamics principles to air vehicles to provide estimates of performance, stability, and control characteristics for subsonic to hypersonic speeds. Relations among thrust, drag, lift and attitude, propulsion systems, vehicle performance characteristics, and trajectory optimization.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 422.
516 Air Vehicle Aerodynamics and Performance (3) Application of aerodynamics principles to air vehicles to provide estimates of performance, stability, and control characteristics for subsonic to hypersonic speeds. Relations among thrust, drag, lift and attitude, propulsion systems, vehicle performance characteristics, and trajectory optimization.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 515.
521 Aerodynamics of Compressible Fluids (3) One-dimensional internal and external flow; waves; small perturbation theory; slender body theory; similarity rules; method of characteristics.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 422.
522 Aerodynamics of Compressible Fluids (3) One-dimensional internal and external flow; waves; small perturbation theory; slender body theory; similarity rules; method of characteristics.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 521.
525 Hypersonic Flow (3) Slender body flow; similitude; Newtonian theory; blunt body flow; viscous interactions; free molecule and rarefied gas flow.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 512.
527 Aerospace Ground Test Facilities (3) Atmospheric models and similarity considerations; aerodynamic test facilities: continuous and intermittent wind tunnels and ballistic ranges; propulsion test facilities or air breathing and rocket engines; space environment and space vehicle test facilities.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 521, 541, and Mechanical Engineering 522.
531 Magnetohydrodynamics (3) Electromagnetic field theory; chemical kinetics; thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of gas plasmas; governing equations and applications.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 422 and Mathematics 471.
532 Introduction to Turbulence (3) Macroscopic effects, analogies, statistical treatment, correlation functions, energy spectra, diffusion; application of turbulent jets and pipe flow.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 511 and 512.
533 Dynamics (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 533.)
534 Atmospheric Entry (3) Reentry trajectories; lift and drag during reentry; vehicle motion and stability during reentry; aerodynamic heating and heat protection systems.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 512.
Recommended Background: 522.
535 Mechanical Vibrations (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 534.)
539 Continuum Mechanics (3) (See Engineering Science 539.)
541 Fluid Mechanics I (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 541.)
542 Fluid Mechanics II (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 542.)
547 Modern Linear Controls (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 547.)
551 Aerospace Mechanics (3) Principles of mechanics applicable to aerospace vehicles, equations of motion, multibody problems and trajectory analysis.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 471.
554 Aerospace Vehicle Stability and Control (3) Static and dynamic longitudinal directional and lateral stability and control. Coupled modes. Motion with free and fixed flight control surfaces. Automatic control systems.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 423 and 551.
555 Human Vibrations Analysis and Protection (3) (See Biomedical Engineering 555.)
557 Aerospace Vehicle Flutter and Vibration (3) Aeroelastic phenomena. Structural and aerodynamic operators. Stability criteria for airfoils operating in oscillating stream. Two- and three-dimensional flutter of wings, control surfaces and empennages.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 423 and 551.
559 Advanced Mechanics of Materials I (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 559.)
571 Finite Elements for Engineering Applications (3) (See Engineering Science 551.)
572 Computational Fluid-Thermal Systems (3) (See Engineering Science 552.)
573 Computational Solid Mechanics (3) (See Engineering Science 553.)
590 Selected Engineering Problems (2-6)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Comment(s): Enrollment limited to students in problems option.
Registration Permission: Consent of advisor.
595 Seminar (1) All phases of aerospace engineering, reports on current research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UTSI.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 20 hours.
599 Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
642 Physical Gas Dynamics (3) High speed, high temperature gas flow from molecular point of view. Kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, equilibrium flow, vibrational and chemical rate processes, non-equilibrium vibrational and chemical flow, non-equilibrium kinetic theory, flow with translational non-equilibrium.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 522 and Mechanical Engineering 522.
645 Theory of Turbulence (3) (See Engineering Science 645.)
647 Nonlinear Control Systems (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 647.)
659 Advanced Mechanics of Materials II (3) (See Mechanical Engineering 659.)
661 Advanced Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics (3) (See Engineering Science 651.)
662 Advanced Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics (3) (See Engineering Science 652.)
681 Advanced Viscous Flow Theory (3) Critical review of significance to governing equations. Nature of boundary layer approximation as singular perturbation problem. Uniqueness and existence of solutions. Applications of group theory. Special problem areas of interest to students.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 512, continuum mechanics, and Mathematics 562.
690 Advanced Topics in Aerospace Engineering (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.