JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-Requisites

Aerodynamics-1 and Low Speed Aerodynamics

Course Objectives:

• Understand the behavior of flow properties over different models using subsonic wind tunnel.
• Demonstrate experimentally the pressure distribution over circular, symmetric and cambered airfoils and evaluate lift and drag.
• Illustrate flow visualization studies at low speeds over different aerodynamic bodies.

Course Outcomes:

• Point out the pressure distribution of symmetrical and unsymmetrical airfoil and 2D cylinder.
• Examine flow visualization of airfoil and bluff bodies

List of Experiments

• 1. Calibration of subsonic wind tunnel.
• 2. Pressure Distribution-Cylinder
• 3. Pressure Distribution-Symmetric Airfoil
• 4. Pressure Distribution-Cambered Airfoil
• 5. Force measurement using wind tunnel balance.
• 6. Flow over a Flat Plate
• 7. Flow visualization studies in low speed over cylinder
• 8. Flow Visualization Studies - Airfoil Flow visualization studies in low speed over airfoil at different angles of incidence.
• 9. Wake analysis over a cylinder and airfoils
• 10. Blower Test Rig; Efficiency of blower test rig for 3 different vane settings.
• 11. Axial Flow Compressor; Efficiency of axial flow compressor
• 12. Centrifugal Flow Compressor

Reference Books:

• 1. L. J. Clancy, ―Aerodynamics”, Pitman, 1st Edition, 1986.
• 2. Alan pope, ― Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testingǁ, John Wiley, 2nd Edition, 1999.
• 3. N. M. Komerath, ―Low Speed Aerodynamicsǁ, Extrovert, 1st Edition, 2012. R18 B.TECH. AERONAUTICAL ENGG.