Department of Aeronautical Engineering
 
 

Head : Prof. R.Dhanraj
Phone : 044-22237276 (Extn. 214) / 22237038 (Direct line)
Fax : 044-22237038

The Department of Aerospace Engineering was instituted in the year 1949 as a forerunner in the whole country in furthering the cause of Aerospace Research in the new born Nation. Till date, the Department has been leading the way in propelling indigenous research in Aerospace field. This was made a reality through the competent, devoted and efficient faculty and highly sophisticated state of art laboratory facilities.

In memory of Prof. K.A.V.Pandalai, a former professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, a Chair has been created with the financial support from Aeronautical Research & Development Board (AR&DB) Ministry of Defence. Under the Chair a number of research activities related to Defence and Space Programmes are being taken up.

The Department activities are related to main task of developing quality human resources to cater for the needs of Aerospace Industry. The Department is committed to impart quality teaching and guiding the students for their project work. A number of Industrial visits are arranged and the syllabus is revised once in four years.

The students are allowed to participate in the R&D activities in the Department. The Department has various research programmes leading to MS and Ph.D. Degree.

Areas of research interest :

The Faulty in the Department concentrate on three major field of Aeronautical Engineering viz., Aerodynamics, Aircraft Structures and Propulsion. The Department has the potential to carry out research in Composite structures, Computational Mechanics, Non-Destructive Testing.

R&D Contributions :

In recent past Department has taken up several projects from various funding agency and the details of which are given. Also the faculty has carried out several projects through Centre for Aerospace Research.

  

Faculty Profile

Name and highest qualification Designation Phone No. & E Mail Expertise
Dr. A. Joseph Stanley Ph.D
Professor
22237038
ajs@mitindia.edu
Aircraft Structures, Composite Materials
Dr. K. Jayaraman Ph.D
Professor
22203002
kjaero@mitindia.edu
Aircraft Structures, Vibration
Dr. R. Dhanaraj Ph.D
Professor
22231165
r_dhanaraj@yahoo.com
Aircraft Structures, FEM, Thermal Analysis, CAD
Dr. S. Elangovan Ph.D
Assistant Professor
22230850
subelango@yahoo.co.in
Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics
Dr. B.T.N. Sridhar Ph.D
Assistant Professor
22238417
Sridhar@midindia.edu
Aerodynamics, Aerospace Propulsion, CFD
Dr. K.M. Parammasivam Ph.D
Lecturer (Sr. Gr)
-
-
Dr. J. Dheenadhayalan Ph.D
Lecturer
-
Aerodynamics
Ms. Leelavathy M.E
Lecturer
22230850
leelavathy@annauniv.edu
CFDAircraft Structures, Vibration
Mr. C. Senthil Kumar M.E
Lecturer
22230850
cskumar34@yahoo.co.in
Aerodynamics, Propulsion, CFD

List of a few major sponsored projects

Sl.No. Project Name Agency
1
Mathematical modeling of flow in a kerosene fuelled scramjet combustor
DRDL, Hyderabad
2
HRVW 1 Thermo Structural Design of Wing of HRV
DRDL, Hyderabad
3
Temperature Mapping in Rocket Motor Propellent Grain
ASL, Hyderabad
4
Experimental Evaluation of Aerodynamic Characterizes of HRV vehicle configuration at Low Speeds
DRDL, Hyderabad
5
Integrated Thermo Structural Analysis
ISRO, Bangalore
6
Fabrication and Establishment of Experimental facilities
Hindustan College of Engg, Padur
7
Virtual Instrumentation of MIT Wind tunnels
AICTE

 

Brief Write up of Most Successful Research Projects:

International collaboration in teaching and research:

Collaborative research with Prof. Yukio Tamura, Tokyo Polytechnic University through J.S.P.S. (Japan Society for Promotion of Science), Government of Japan.

Also the Department has taken steps in having collaborative research activities and staff student exchange programmes with IOWA State University, USA