PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NAMAKKAL – 637 018

(AUTONOMOUS)
B.E. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
SYLLABUS COMPARISON
Course Code/Name: WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES
Unit Title/Contents PEC 2020 Anna University HICET

UNIT I SUBSONIC WIND

UNIT I LOW SPEED WIND UNITI INTRODUCTION UNIT I LOW SPEED WIND
TUNNELS
TUNNELS 9 TUNNELS 9
General features -Types of wind tunnel,
Introduction to wind tunnels –
Classification –non-dimensional Low speed wind tunnel; High speed Classification –non-dimensional
Classifications-Models and its scale
numbers-types of similarities - Layout of wind tunnel - Effuser, diffuser-test numbers-types of similarities -
effects- Layout of open circuit and
open circuit and closed circuit subsonic section, driving unit; special purpose Layout of open circuit and closed
closed circuit subsonic wind tunnels –
wind tunnels – design parameters- tunnels
circuit subsonic wind tunnels –
design parameters-energy ratio - HP
energy ratio - HP calculations –
. design parameters-energy ratio - HP
calculations, Calibration methods.
Calibration methods.
calculations - Calibration

methods.

UNIT II HIGH SPEED WIND UNIT I LOW SPEED WIND UNIT II HIGH SPEED WIND UNIT II HIGH SPEED WIND
TUNNELS 9 TUNNELS 9 TUNNELS 9 TUNNELS

Blow down, in draft and induction Classification of wind tunnel; Blow down, in draft and induction Blow down, in draft and induction
tunnel layouts and their design features - Components of low speed wind tunnel - tunnel layouts and their design tunnel layouts and their design
Transonic, and supersonic tunnels- convergent section; test section ; features -Transonic, and features -Transonic, and supersonic
peculiar features of these tunnels and divergent section; power plant- power tunnels- peculiar features of these
supersonic tunnels- peculiar features
operational difficulties - sample design losses energy ratio ,losses in cylindrical tunnels and operational difficulties -
of these tunnels and operational
section ,losses in convergent cone; calibration methods.
calculations and calibration methods. difficulties - sample design
honeycombs - guide vanes; losses due to
calculations and calibration methods.
open jet test section.

UNIT III SPECIAL WIND TUNNEL UNIT III HIGH SPEED WIND UNIT III SPECIAL WIND UNIT III SPECIAL PURPOSE
TECHNIQUES 9 TUNNEL 9 TUNNEL TECHNIQUES 9 WIND TUNNELS

Types of Special Wind Tunnels – Blow down type wind tunnels- Types of Special Wind Tunnels – Types of Special Wind Tunnels –
Hypersonic, Gun and Shock Tunnels – Induction type tunnels, continuous Hypersonic, Gun and Shock Tunnels Hypersonic, Gun and Shock Tunnels
Design features and supersonic wind tunnels, losses in – Design features and – Design features and calibration
supersonic wind tunnel; supersonic methods- Intake tests – store carriage
calibration methods- Intake tests – store calibration methods- Intake tests –
wind tunnel diffusers - effect of second and separation tests - wind tunnel
carriage and separation tests - wind store carriage and separation tests -
throat; Calibration of wind tunnel Test model design for these tests.
tunnel model design wind tunnel model design
section speed setting - horizontal
for these tests for these tests
buoyancy; flow angularities - turbulence
measurements associated
instrumentation - calibration of
supersonic tunnels ; Mach number
determination ;determination of test
section noise

UNIT IV WIND TUNNEL UNIT IV WIND TUNNEL UNIT IV WIND TUNNEL UNIT IV WIND TUNNEL
INSTRUMENTATION 9 MEASUREMENTS 10 INSTRUMENTATION 9 MEASUREMENTS

Instrumentation and sensors required for Pressure and velocity measurements - Instrumentation and sensors required Pressure and velocity measurements –
both steady and unsteady measurements force measurements; three component for both steady and unsteady Force measurements – Three
– Force measurements using three and six component balances measurements – Force component and six component
component and six component balances balances – Internal balances,
-internal balances. measurements using three
– calibration of measuring instruments – calibration of measuring instruments.
component and six component
error estimation and uncertainty
balances – calibration of measuring
analysis.
instruments – error estimation and
uncertainty analysis.

UNIT V FLOW VISUALIZATION UNIT V FLOW VISUALIZATION 9 UNIT V FLOW VISUALIZATION UNIT V FLOW VISUALIZATION
and NON-INTRUSIVE FLOW
and NON-INTRUSIVE FLOW Smoke and tuft grid techniques - Water Smoke and Tuft grid techniques –
DIAGNOSTICS 9
DIAGNOSTICS 9 flow visualization method; dye injection Smoke and Tuft grid techniques – Dye injection special techniques – Oil
special techniques - optical methods of Dye injection special techniques – flow visualization and PSP techniques
Smoke and Tuft grid techniques – Dye
flow visualization. Oil flow visualization and PSP - Optical methods of flow
injection special techniques – Oil flow
visualization – PIV and Laser Doppler
visualization and PSP techniques - techniques - Optical methods of flow
techniques.
Optical methods of flow visualization – visualization – PIV and Laser
PIV and Laser Doppler techniques – Doppler techniques – Image
Image processing and data deduction
processing and data deduction

Percentage of Changes in New Syllabus:75%