AO4111 Low Speed and High Speed Aerodynamics Laboratory Syllabus:
AO4111 Low Speed and High Speed Aerodynamics Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This laboratory course will enable the students
1. To gain knowledge on the principles of subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel and their operation.
2. To acquire practical knowledge on various aerodynamic principles related to inviscid incompressible fluids.
3. To calculate various aerodynamic characteristics of various objects.
4. To characterize laminar and turbulent flows.
5. To get practical exposure on flow visualization techniques pertaining to subsonic flows.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1. Calibration of subsonic wind tunnel.
2. Pressure distribution over a smooth cylinder.
3. Pressure distribution over a rough cylinder.
4. Pressure distribution over a symmetric aerofoil section.
5. Pressure distribution over a cambered aerofoil section.
6. Pressure distribution over a wing of cambered aerofoil section.
7. Study on Force and moment measurements by using strain gauge.
8. Wake measurements behind a bluff body.
9. Velocity boundary layer measurements over a flat plate.
10. Force and moment measurements on aircraft model by using strain gauge.
11. Force and Moment measurements using wind tunnel balance.
12. Calibration of supersonic wind tunnel.
13. Subsonic flow visualization studies.
Any 10 experiments may be conducted.
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, students will be
CO1: Able to operate and calibrate subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel.
CO2: Able to analyse the pressure distribution over the streamlined and bluff bodies.
CO3: Able to carry out measurement of force and moments on aircraft models.
CO4: Capable of measuring boundary layer thickness over various models.
CO5: Able to carry out flow visualization at subsonic speeds.
LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Subsonic wind tunnel
2. Rough and smooth cylinder
3. Symmetrical and Cambered aerofoil
4. Wind tunnel balance
5. Schlieren system
6. Pressure Transducers
7. Supersonic wind tunnel
8. Blower
9. Testing models like flat plate, bluff body