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This document outlines the objectives and units of a course on wind tunnel techniques. The course covers principles of model testing like Buckingham's theorem and scale effects. It also examines different types of wind tunnels and their functions. Key topics include calibration of wind tunnels, conventional measurement techniques like force and pressure measurements, and special wind tunnel techniques such as intake tests and unsteady force measurements. The overall goal is for students to learn various aerodynamic data generation techniques used in the aerospace industry.

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This document outlines the objectives and units of a course on wind tunnel techniques. The course covers principles of model testing like Buckingham's theorem and scale effects. It also examines different types of wind tunnels and their functions. Key topics include calibration of wind tunnels, conventional measurement techniques like force and pressure measurements, and special wind tunnel techniques such as intake tests and unsteady force measurements. The overall goal is for students to learn various aerodynamic data generation techniques used in the aerospace industry.

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AE6801

WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES


L T P C 3 0 0 3 OBJECTIVES:

The students are exposed to various types and techniques of Aerodynamic data generation on
aerospace vehicle configurations in the aerospace industry.

UNIT I PRINCIPLES OF MODEL TESTING 6

Buckingham Theorem – Non dimensional numbers – Scale effect – Geometric Kinematic and
Dynamic similarities.

UNIT II TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF WIND TUNNELS 6

Classification and types – special problems of testing in subsonic, transonic, supersonic and
hypersonic speed regions – Layouts – sizing and design parameters.

UNIT III CALIBRATION OF WIND TUNNELS 9

Test section speed – Horizontal buoyancy – Flow angularities – Flow uniformity & turbulence
measurements – Associated instrumentation – Calibration of subsonic & supersonic tunnels.

UNIT IV CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 12

Force measurements and measuring systems – Multi component internal and external balances –
Pressure measurement system - Steady and Unsteady Pressure- single and multiple measurements -
Velocity measurements – Intrusive and Non-intrusive methods – Flow visualization techniques-
surface flow, oil and tuft - flow field visualization, smoke and other optical and nonintrusive
techniques

UNIT V SPECIAL WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES 12


Intake tests – store carriage and separation tests - Unsteady force and pressure measurements –
wind tunnel model design

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES

Ability to use various techniques of Aerodynamic data generation.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Rae, W.H. and Pope, A., "Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing", John Wiley Publication, 1984.
2. NAL-UNI Lecture Series 12:" Experimental Aerodynamics", NAL SP 98 01 April 1998

REFERENCES:
1. Pope, A., and Goin, L., "High Speed Wind Tunnel Testing", John Wiley, 1985.
2. Bradsaw "Experimental Fluid Mechanics".
3. Short term course on Flow visualization techniques, NAL , 2009
4. Lecture course on Advanced Flow diagnostic techniques 17-19 September 2008 NAL,
Bangalore

s.no Topics planned

1 UNIT I PRINCIPLES OF
MODEL TESTING
2 INTRODUCTION
Buckingham Theorem
3 Non dimensional numbers
4 Scale effect
5 Geometric similarities
6 Kinematic similarities
7 Dynamic similarities
8 UNIT II TYPES AND
FUNCTIONS OF WIND
TUNNELS
9 INTRODUCTION
Classification and types
10 special problems of testing in
subsonic
11 special problems of testing in
transonic, supersonic
12 special problems of testing in
hypersonic speed regions
13 Layouts
14 sizing and design parameters.
15 UNIT III CALIBRATION OF
WIND TUNNELS
16 INTRODUCTION
Test section speed
17 Horizontal buoyancy
18 Flow angularities
19 Flow uniformity
20 turbulence measurements
21 Associated instrumentation
22 Calibration of subsonic
23 Calibration of supersonic tunnels
24 UNIT IV CONVENTIONAL
MEASUREMENT
TECHNIQUES
25 INTRODUCTION
Force measurements and
measuring systems
26 Multi component internal and
external balances
27 Pressure measurement system
28 Steady and Unsteady Pressure
29 single and multiple measurements
30 Velocity measurements
31 Intrusive and Non-intrusive
methods
32 Flow visualization techniques
33 surface flow
34 oil and tuft - flow field
visualization
35
36 smoke and other optical and
nonintrusive techniques
37 UNIT V SPECIAL WIND
TUNNEL TECHNIQUES
38 INTRODUCTION
Intake tests
39 store carriage
40 separation tests
41 Unsteady force
42 pressure measurements
43 wind tunnel model design
44
45

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