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Important Information Regarding Interview

Candidates should show an aptitude for basic sciences like mathematics, physics and chemistry for their interview. They can choose to attend one of three panel interviews: Structures & Aeroelasticity Panel, Aerodynamics & Flight Dynamics/Control Panel, or Propulsion Panel. The document provides an indicative list of topics under each panel to prepare for, such as strength of materials, structural dynamics, fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, and experimental techniques.

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Important Information Regarding Interview

Candidates should show an aptitude for basic sciences like mathematics, physics and chemistry for their interview. They can choose to attend one of three panel interviews: Structures & Aeroelasticity Panel, Aerodynamics & Flight Dynamics/Control Panel, or Propulsion Panel. The document provides an indicative list of topics under each panel to prepare for, such as strength of materials, structural dynamics, fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, and experimental techniques.

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Important Information Regarding Interview

Candidates should show an aptitude for basic sciences like mathematics, physics and
chemistry. Candidates may choose to attend interviews in one of the three panels given below.
They are advised to prepare for the interview on a few of the topics listed under the chosen
panel. Please note that this is only an indicative list.
Structures & Aeroelasticity Panel:
Strength of Materials:States of stress and strain. Stress and strain transformation. Mohr's circle.
Principal stresses. Three-dimensional Hooke's law. Plane stress and strain.
Failure theories: Maximum stress, Tresca and von Mises.
Strain energy. Castigliano's principles.
Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams and circular shafts.
Elastic flexural buckling of columns.
Structural Dynamics:. Free and forced vibrations of undamped and damped SDOF systems.
Free vibrations of undamped 2-DOF systems.

Aerodynamics & Flight Dynamics/Control Panel:


 Basics of Fluid Mechanics: Basic equations of motion, Classification of Flows, Flow past
bodies, Vortex motion, Lift, Drag, moments.
 Basic Numerical Methods: Convergence, Stability, Finite difference Methods, Complex
analysis, Differential Equations, Special functions, Programming Skills.
 Basic Gas dynamics: Wave Propagation, Mach Waves, Compressible Flows, Nozzle
flows, Shocks, Expansion, Fanno flows, Rayleigh flows.
 Flight Dynamics & Control.
 Experimental Techniques: Measurement of Flow parameters - pressure, temperature,
velocity, mass flow, flow visualization.

Propulsion Panel:
 Classification of Air Breathing and Rocket Propulsion, Working of turbojet, ramjet, Solid
and Liquid Propulsion, Calculation of thrust, Equilibrium Combustion
thermodynamics, Elements of Heat Transfer, Gas Turbine Engine Components.
 Experimental Techniques: Measurement of Flow parameters - pressure, temperature,
velocity, mass flow; flow visualization.
 Basic Gas dynamics: Wave Propagation, Mach Waves, Compressible Flows, Nozzle
flows, Shocks, Expansion, Fanno flows, Rayleigh flows.

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