Aerospace Engineering Department24/03/1424H

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Aerospace Engineering Department

KING FAHD UNIVERISTY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSKING FAHD UNIVERISTY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

Aerospace Engineering Department

Definition of Aerospace Engineering

DefinitionAerospace Engineering (Aeronautics Engg. and Aerospace Engineering (Aeronautics Engg. and Astronautics Engg.) is the science concerned with Astronautics Engg.) is the science concerned with the engineering of flight in air and space. the engineering of flight in air and space. Aeronautics Engineering is the engineering Aeronautics Engineering is the engineering concerned with flight in air and Astronautics concerned with flight in air and Astronautics Engineering is the engineering concerned with Engineering is the engineering concerned with flight in space. flight in space.

Its major fields include aerodynamics, gas Its major fields include aerodynamics, gas dynamics, flight dynamics and control, flight dynamics, flight dynamics and control, flight structure, propulsion, astrodynamics, guidance and structure, propulsion, astrodynamics, guidance and navigation, avionics and aviation science.navigation, avionics and aviation science.

Aerospace Engineering Department

Aerospace Engineering Fields• Aerodynamics & Gas dynamics

• Structure & Material of Flight Vehicles

• Aviation Affairs & Sciences(Such as Navigation & Airways Engineering)

• Flight Dynamics & Control

• Propulsion & Combustion of Flight Vehicles

• Other fields such as Space sciences & Astrodynamics

Aerospace Engineering Department

Brief History of AE Department

• The idea for AE was launched over 20 years ago, The idea for AE was launched over 20 years ago, and the proposal for the Aerospace Engineering and the proposal for the Aerospace Engineering Department was initiated in 1404H.Department was initiated in 1404H.

• Aeronautical Engineering option was opened in Aeronautical Engineering option was opened in Mechanical Engineering in 1406H.Mechanical Engineering in 1406H.

• An Aerospace Engineering Program was started in An Aerospace Engineering Program was started in ME Department in 1419H.ME Department in 1419H.

• The number of students in AE program started The number of students in AE program started with about 20 and has reached over 70. with about 20 and has reached over 70.

• New Aerospace Engineering Department was New Aerospace Engineering Department was established in 1423H.established in 1423H.

Aerospace Engineering Department

AE LabsAerodynamics Laboratory The Aerodynamics The Aerodynamics

Laboratory provides a general organizational structure for Laboratory provides a general organizational structure for carrying out fundamental theoretical and experimental carrying out fundamental theoretical and experimental research. The laboratory is equipped with several small research. The laboratory is equipped with several small scale sub-sonic wind tunnels and is primarily used to scale sub-sonic wind tunnels and is primarily used to complements the concepts covered in aerospace complements the concepts covered in aerospace engineering courseengineering course. .

Wind Tunnel The laboratory has a sub-sonic The laboratory has a sub-sonic wind tunnel with a 0.8 m x 1.1 m x 3 m test-wind tunnel with a 0.8 m x 1.1 m x 3 m test-section and a maximum flow speed of 40 m/s, section and a maximum flow speed of 40 m/s, an internal six-component wind tunnel strain an internal six-component wind tunnel strain gauge balance, a shock tube and a Ludwig-gauge balance, a shock tube and a Ludwig-tube supersonic-tunnel. tube supersonic-tunnel.

AirplaneAE Department is equipped with a Royal AE Department is equipped with a Royal Saudi Air Force Aircraft BAC-167 (Strike Saudi Air Force Aircraft BAC-167 (Strike Master). The students are using this lab to Master). The students are using this lab to give them the feeling of the principles of the give them the feeling of the principles of the real aircraft and to do some measurements real aircraft and to do some measurements on the aircraft.on the aircraft.

Aerospace Engineering Department

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