Course Name: Explosions and Safety

Course abstract

The physical principles governing the various kinds of explosions are dealt with. Starting with simple modeling of blast waves derived from energy release in explosions, predictions for the damage caused by explosions and methods of ensuring safety are considered. The mechanisms of energy release in gaseous, liquid, dust and solid explosives are examined. Physical explosions and explosions of pressure vessels are also considered. The interaction of blast waves from explosions with objects is dealt with and the damages that occur are quantified.


Course Instructor

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Prof. K. Ramamurthi

K. Ramamurthi worked in ISRO and thereafter in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. He is presently Chairman of the Combustion and Shock Wave Panel (CDSW) of ARMREB in DRDO and Chairman of Extramural Research in Combustion of SERB. His research interests are in detonation, blast waves, combustion instability and thermodynamics.
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Prof. Prasad Patnaik BSV

Professor B. S. V. Prasad Patnaik is currently Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics at IIT Madras. His research interests are in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applied to Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). He has worked on the development of CFD tools applied to FSI, Nuclear Thermal Systems, Bio-Fluid Mechanics etc.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2021

Enrolled

2192

Registered

46

Certificate Eligible

12

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

4

Elite

5

Successfully completed

2

Participation

8

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Explosions and Safety - Toppers list

MRUTYUNJAYA SATAPATHY 91%

National Aluminium Company

SHASHANK SHEKHER 85%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2192

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 46

Assignment Statistics



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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.