| Course Name | Low-speed Aerodynamics Lab@ |
| Course Code | 23AEE385 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering |
| Semester | 6 |
| Credits | 1 |
| Campus | Coimbatore |
Wind Tunnel Calibration: Velocity Measurements, Boundary Layer Thickness Characterization – Quantification of Level of Turbulence in the Wind Tunnel: Sphere Test – Pressure or Form Drag Measurements: Finite and Infinite Wings, Fuselage, UAV, Locomotives – Flow Visualization: Smoke, Tuft, Surface Coating – Image Processing: Essential Aspects of Image Enhancement Utilizing Commercial Software MATLAB to extract Flow Structures – Open Projects relevant to Aerodynamics.
To effectively implement aerodynamic study of moving / flying machines.
CO1: Wind Tunnel Calibration that characterizes the quality of flow in the test section.
CO2: Developing valid test models based on dimensional analysis, and model design criteria.
CO3: Qualitative and Quantitative measurements that include flow visualization and image processing, and static pressure distribution with respect to Reynolds number.
CO4: Extracting flow structures, and the form-drag for aircraft configurations, UAV, locomotives and automobiles.
CO5: Experimentally analyze the external aerodynamics of flying or moving machines.
| PO/PSO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 |
| CO | |||||||||||||||
| CO1 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| CO2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CO3 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CO4 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Assessment | Internal | End Semester |
| Midterm Exam | 20 | |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 40 | |
| End Semester/Projects | 40 |
Cameron Tropea, Alexander L Yarin, John F Foss, “Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics,” Springer, 2007.
Richard J Goldstein, “Fluid Mechanics Measurements,” 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis, 1996. Wolfgang Merzkirch, “Flow Visualization,” Academic Press, 1974.
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