Bluff Body Aerodynamics

Graduate

Atmospheric boundary layers. Flow around bluff bodies, separation and wakes. Lift and drag, pressure and force coefficients. Streamlined bodies, bluff bodies. Flow over flat plates and walls, rectangular prismatic shapes, circular cylinders. Fluctuating forces and pressures on bluff bodies. Wind tunnel testing, similarity requirements, wind tunnel techniques. Vehicle aerodynamics, drag and lift of passenger cars, cross wind stability, wind tunnel and road testing. Architectural aerodynamics, design wind speed, flow in and around building, wind-induced response of low-rise buildings, tall buildings, and large roof and sports stadium. Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate level Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics.)