AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: E M A 421 or 521 prior to Fall 2026, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Plan a comprehensive campaign of wind tunnel testing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Utilize state-of-the art instrumentation to measure aerodynamic loads on 2D and 3D models Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Perform a comprehensive uncertainty analysis of all the measurements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Perform numerical simulations of the flow past 2D and 3D object using state-of-the art commercially available software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Report the results in a professional format, using appropriate normalizations, scientific notation, graphics, and tables Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Perform a grid resolution convergence study Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Plan a comprehensive campaign of wind tunnel testing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Utilize state-of-the art instrumentation to measure aerodynamic loads on 2D and 3D models Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Perform a comprehensive uncertainty analysis of all the measurements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Perform numerical simulations of the flow past 2D and 3D object using state-of-the art commercially available software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Report the results in a professional format, using appropriate normalizations, scientific notation, graphics, and tables Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Perform a grid resolution convergence study Audience: Graduate