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T. S. Prahlad

T. S. Prahlad is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand T. S. Prahlad rather than just read about it. In short: Tumkur Seetharamaiah Prahlad (born 21 May 1940) is an Indian aerospace scientist and the former director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru, known as a specialist in Aerodynamics and Aerospace Design. His contributions are reported in Indian civil aircraft development programmes of Hansa and NAL Saras and light combat aircraft development programme.

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Reference excerpt

Tumkur Seetharamaiah Prahlad (born 21 May 1940) is an Indian aerospace scientist and the former director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru, known as a specialist in Aerodynamics and Aerospace Design. His contributions are reported in Indian civil aircraft development programmes of Hansa and NAL Saras and light combat aircraft development programme. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004, The same year, he received the H. K. Firodia Award from H. K. Firodia Memorial Foundation.

Biography

After graduating in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), Prahlada continued his studies there to complete his master's degree in mechanical engineering and secured a doctoral degree (PhD) in aeronautical engineering. He started his career by joining Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and worked at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (VSSC), as the head of various divisions such as Aerodynamics Division, Aerospace Dynamics and Design Group, and the Flight Dynamics Group. During his tenure at VSSC, he was involved with development of such space programmes as SLV-3, ASLV, PSLV and GSLV. Later he moved to the Aeronautical Development Agency of the Ministry of Defence where he served as the project director of Light Combat Aircraft development programme. In 1996, Prahlada joined the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) as its director when the civil aircraft programme of the organization was facing difficulties. With encouragement from Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, then director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), he revived the NAL Saras programme and obtained the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in 1999. Under his leadership, which lasted till 2002, NAL is known to have developed its infrastructure and transformed into a cohesive unit. Prahlad, whose researches have been documented by several articles, has participated in many scientific projects and workshops and has delivered orations, including the Satish Dhawan Memorial Lecture of 2013. He is the chairman of the Asian Fluid Mechanics Committee, an organization promoting advanced research in Fluid Mechanics. He is a Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) and the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE). The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004 and H. K. Firodia Award of the H. K. Firodia Memorial Foundation also reached him the same year. Five years later, he received two more awards; the Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association honoured him with the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award and he received the Eminent Engineer Award of the Institution of Engineers. He continues to be associated with the National Aerospace Laboratories is its advisor and lives in the south Indian city of Bengaluru.

See also NAL Saras National Aerospace Laboratories

References

External links "Padma Shri Dr T S Prahlad". YouTube video. Technology Innovation Productization. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with T. S. Prahlad

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what T. S. Prahlad claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to T. S. Prahlad before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about T. S. Prahlad ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of T. S. Prahlad

In research: T. S. Prahlad appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses T. S. Prahlad in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: T. S. Prahlad is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940 births, 20th-century Indian engineers, 20th-century mechanical engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for T. S. Prahlad outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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