Advanced Aero Propulsion Lab credit:

4 Hours

Theory and application of advanced diagnostic techniques used in aerodynamics and propulsion research with an emphasis placed on wind tunnel testing and advanced optical and laser-based techniques. Experience with aircraft performance measurement, wind tunnel testing, schlieren/shadowgraph photography, interferometry, spectroscopy, laser Doppler velocimetry, particle and molecular-based scattering, particle image velocimetry, pressure/temperature/shear sensitive paint, and other recently developed techniques provided through lectures and laboratory exercises.Prerequisites: AE 311 , AE 312 , AE 433 , AE 460 .