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sSMTEC/AERO/CP/2017-18/REV 0

St.MOTHER THERESA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

VAGAIKULAM, THOOTHUKUDI – 628 102
DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Date: 14.12.2017

Name of the Staff : E.DINESH EDISON

Programme : B.E
Course Code &Title : AE 6801 / WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES
Year / Semester : IV / VIII

COURSE PLAN
1. Vision& Mission of the department
VISION:-
The Mechanical Engineering Department strives to be recognize globally for outstanding
education and research leading to well qualified engineers, who prove to be more
innovative entrepreneurial and successful in advanced fields of engineering and research.

MISSION:-
To provide valued based education in engineering, technology and management.
To inculcate dedication, hard work, sincerity, integrity and ethics to build up overall
professional personality in our student and faculty.
To breed inquisitive and creative research culture to help in the development of new
knowledge and upgradation of existing knowledge using information and management
technologies.
To empower the students with current knowledge and ethics to meet the requirements of
the nation in an evolving knowledge based competitive world with an endless evolving
knowledge.

2. Program outcomes
Engineering Graduates will be able to:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering
problems.

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2.Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.

3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and

design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.

4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research

methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis
of the information to provide valid conclusions.

5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations.

6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.

7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering

solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and
need for sustainable development.

8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and
norms of the engineering practice.

9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or

leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the

engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and
write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and
receive clear instructions.

11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member
and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage
in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

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 Program Specific Outcomes:-

 PSO I: Ability to apply the acquired Mechanical Engineering knowledge for the
advancement of society and self.
 PSO II: Ability to implement the learned principles of Mechanical Engineering to analyze,
evaluate and create more advanced mechanical systems or processes.

3. Pre-requisite
To have a basic knowledge about model analysis, Instrumentation and measurements.

4. Objectives

 The objective of this course is to familiarize students with various measuring

instruments, and their construction and their working principle
 Student will be able to use the equipment to evaluate various flow parameters and
aerodynamic forces. They will also be able to calibrate the instruments.

5. Course Outcomes
On the completion of this course, Student can able,
 CO1: To perform model and dimensional analysis (AN)
 CO2: To define the types and applications of wind tunnels (U)
 CO3: To understand the concept of calibration in wind tunnels. (U)
 CO4: To recognize different pressure and velocity measurement techniques and demonstrate
different flow visualization methods (R)
 CO5: To Identify different techniques for unsteadiness measurement(U)
6. Mapping of PO’s & CO’s

Course Program Outcomes (POs)

Outcomes PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PO2
CO 1 H H H L L L H M M L L L M H
CO 2 M L M M L M L M M L L L L M
CO 3 M L M L L H L H L L L L M L
CO 4 M L L M L L L L M L L L M L
CO 5 M L L M L L L L M L L L M L
* H - High M – Medium L - Low

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 7. Curriculum gaps
The feedback from the alumni and industry experts were taken with at most importance
and Gaps were identified and additional efforts were made to impart such knowledge by
covering aspects through “content beyond syllabus”
 Wind tunnel CFD
 Use of wind tunnel measurements in building design

8.List of Text Books by AU:

T1. Rae, W.H. and Pope, A., "Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing", John Wiley Publication,1984
T2. NAL-UNI Lecture Series 12:" Experimental Aerodynamics", NAL SP 98 01 April 1998
Reference Books by AU:
R1. Pope, A., and Goin, L., "High Speed Wind Tunnel Testing", John Wiley, 1985.
R2. Bradsaw " Experimental Fluid Mechanics".
R3. Short term course on Flow visualization techniques, NAL , 2009
R4. Lecture course on Advanced Flow diagnostic techniques 17-19 September 2008 NAL,
R5.E.Rathakrishnan.,”Instrumentation,Measurement,and Experiments in fluids”
Other books in our library
O1.R K Bansal,”Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic machinery”, Laxmi publications (P) Ltd
9. Lesson plan
No.
Text /
Lecture Learning of Cummulative
Topic(s) to be covered Ref. Page No. Teaching Aid
No. Mode Hou Hours
Book
rs
Unit – 1 PRINCIPLES OF MODEL TESTING
O1 559-566 Black
1 Buckingham Theorem Interactive 1 1
R2 6-16 Board
Problems on Buckingham Black
2 O1 566-578 Interactive 2 3
Theorem Board
Black
3 Non dimensional numbers O1 580-582 Interactive 1 4
Board
Black
4 Scale effect O1 604-606 Interactive 1 5
Board
Geometric Kinematic and Black
5 O1 579-580 Interactive 1 6
Dynamic similarities. Board
Black
6 Problems on Similarities O1 583-596 Interactive 2 8
Board
7 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 9
Unit – II TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF WIND TUNNELS
8 R5 73-75 1 10
Classification and types of T1 19-40 PPT/VIDEOS Interactive
wind tunnels
R2 40-47
9 special problems of testing in R5 76-77
Interactive 1 11
Black Board
subsonic R2 47-55
10 special problems of testing in R5 90-101 1 12
Black Board Interactive
supersonic R2 45
11 special problems of testing in R5 113-114 Black Board Interactive 1 13
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 transonic R2 63-67
12 special problems of testing in R5 116-119 1 14
Black Board Interactive
hypersonic R2 67-72
13 R5 120-123 1 15
Layouts – sizing of wind T1 62-70 PPT/VIDEOS Interactive
tunnels
R2 40-41
14 Design parameters of wind R5 124-129 1 16
PPT/VIDEOS Interactive
tunnel T1 71-123
15 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 17
Unit – III CALIBRATION OF WIND TUNNELS
16 R5 144 1 18
Test section speed PPT Interactive
T1 218-222
17 R5 144-145 Black 1 19
Horizontal buoyancy Interactive
T1 78, 328 Board
18 R5 146-147 1 20
T1 222-224 Black
Flow angularities Interactive
Board
R2 83-84
19 Flow uniformity & turbulence R5 147-149 Black 2 22
Interactive
measurements T1 224-227 Board
20 R5 147 – 149 1 23
Associated instrumentation PPT/VIDEOS Interactive
T1 230-232
21 Calibration of subsonic wind Black 2 25
R5 141-149 Interactive
tunnels Board
22 Calibration of supersonic wind Black 2 27
R5 119-129 Interactive
tunnels Board
23 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 28
Unit – IV CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
24 R5 175-176 PPT 1 29
Force measurements and T1 234-238 Videos Interactive
measuring systems
R2 119-131
25 R5 130 PPT 1 30
Multi component internal and 248-263 Videos Interactive
external balances T1
288-296
26 R5 136 PPT 1 31
Pressure measurement system T1 137-146 Videos Interactive
R2 109-114
27 Steady and Unsteady Pressure- R5 161-164 PPT 2 33
single and multiple T1 147-158 Videos Interactive
measurements R2 114-118
28 R5 165-167 PPT 1 34
Velocity measurements T1 159-166 Videos Interactive
R2 97-99
29 Intrusive and Non-intrusive R5 169 PPT Interactive 1 35
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 methods T1 166-170 Videos
30 R5 175 PPT 2 37
Flow visualization techniques T1 188-192 Videos Interactive
R2 151
31 R5 176-177 PPT 1 38
surface flow, oil and tuft - flow
T1 192-197 Videos Interactive
field visualization
R2 152-155
32 R5 177-182 PPT 1 39
Non intrusive techniques-
T1 208-211 Videos Interactive
Smoke
R2 160-161
33 R5 185-189 PPT 1 40
Non intrusive techniques-
T1 211-216 Videos Interactive
Optical
R2 161-163
34 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 41
Unit – V SPECIAL WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES
35 Introduction to special wind 680-690 Black 1 42
T1 Interactive
tunnel techniques-Intake test Board
36 store carriage and separation 690-694 Black 2 44
T1 Interactive
tests Board
37 Unsteady force and pressure R5 433-438 2 46
PPT Interactive
measurements T1 151-158
38 117-120 Black 3 49
wind tunnel model design T1 Interactive
461-471 Board
39 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 50
10. Web Resources
UUnit
Topic Web Link
I Dimensional Analysis https://web.mit.edu/2.25/www/pdf/DA_u
nified.pdf
II Types of wind tunnels https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101103004/module8/l
ec2/1.html
III Calibration of wind https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.
tunnels gov/19780007115.pdf
IV Flow visualization https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k12/airpla
techniques ne/tuntest.html
V Store separation studies https://dtic.mil/get-tr-
doc/pdf?AD=ADA538155
Video Resources
S.No Video Link
V1 About Wind tunnel testing :- https://youtube/4PabZAx-4Yw
V2 About Wind tunnel construction:- https://youtube/kFGbeLy7aEMl
V3 About Smoke tunnel:- https://youtube/_q6ozALzkF4

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 11. Other Related activities

S.No Name of the No. of activities Details

activity planned
1. Problems on model
analysis
1. Assignment 2
2. Types of wind tunnels

1. Velocity measurement
2. Seminar 3 2. Pressure measurement
3. Smoke tunnel-

3. Guest Lectures -

4. Industrial Visit -

12. Content Beyond syllabus

 Wind tunnel CFD
 Use of wind tunnel measurements in building design

13.Journals
i. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
ii. International Journal of Aerodynamics

14. Internal Test portions

IAT I -1.5 Units (Unit 1 and First half of Unit 2)

IAT II - 1.5 Units (Second half of Unit 2 and Unit 3)

IAT III – 2 Units (Unit 4 & 5)

MODEL EXAM –5 Units (Unit 1 – Unit5)

Staff In-charge Verified by HOD Principal

(ACADAMIC RESOURCE
CELL MEMBER)

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