Experimental Aerodynamics detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of experimental aerodynamics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASIC MEASUREMENTS IN FLUID MECHANICS
Objective of experimental studies – Fluid mechanics measurements – Properties of fluids -Measuring instruments – Performance terms associated with measurement systems – Direct measurements – Analogue methods – Flow visualization – Components of measuring systems -Importance of model studies.
Unit II
WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS
Characteristic features, operation and performance of low speed, transonic, supersonic and special tunnels – Power losses in a wind tunnel – Instrumentation and calibration of wind tunnels -T urbulence- Wind tunnel balance – Wire balance – Strut-type – Platform-type – Yoke-type – Pyramid type – Strain gauge balance – Balance calibration.
Unit III
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Unit IV
PRESSURE, VELOCITY AND TEMPERATUREMEASUREMENTS
Pitot – static tube characteristics – Velocity measurements – Hot-wire anemometry – Constant current and Constant temperature Hot-Wire anemometer – Pressure measurement techniques – Pressure transducers – Temperature measurements.
Unit V
SPECIAL FLOWS AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS
Experiments on Taylor-Proudman theorem and Ekman layer – Measurements in boundary layers -Data acquisition and processing – Signal conditioning – Uncertainty analysis – Estimation of measurement errors – External estimate of the error – Internal estimate of the error – Uncertainty calculation – Uses of uncertainty analysis.
Course Outcomes:
Students can able to
- Explain the knowledge on measurement techniques in aerodynamic flow.
- Analysis the Lift and drag measurements through various techniques in wind tunnel
- Apply the flow visualization technique to study flow pattern of aerodynamic model.
- Illustrate the Specific instruments for flow parameter measurement like pressure, velocity
- Apply the Wind tunnel boundary corrections and Scale effects
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Bradsaw “Experimental Fluid Mechanics”, Elsevier, 2nd edition, 1970.
- Pope, A., and Goin, L., “High Speed Wind Tunnel Testing”, John Wiley, 1985.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem, visit Aero 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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