AE 309 LECTURE SCHEDULE, SPRING 2006

DATE

TOPIC

TEXT READINGS

17 Jan

Organization, Intro. To Exp. Aerodynamics

24 Jan

Flow Visualization (Chap. 5)  

31 Jan

Pressure/Temperature Measurement

Chap. 4.1, 4.2

7 Feb

Velocity Measurement

Chap 4.3, 4.4

14 Feb

Force Measurement

Chap. 7

21 Feb

Scale Effects

Chap. 8

28 Feb

Design of Experiments, Scheduling and Planning

Chap. 12

7 March

Instrument Characteristics and Design

"Measurement & Instrumentation Principles," Alan S. Morris

14 March

Error Analysis

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21 March

SPRING BREAK

Wall Corrections

Chap. 9,10,11

DAQ and Signal Conditioning

NI Handouts

Laser Based Systems (LDV, PIV)

Dantec Handouts

Exam on Lecture Topics

Open

AE 309 LABORATORY SCHEDULE, SPRING 2006

DATE

TOPIC

DUE DATES

12 Jan

Report Writing, Design Projects

Lab Orientation and Safety

19 Jan

Wind Tunnel Types and Design (Chap. 2 and 3)

26 Jan

Intro. to Experiments I, II and III

2 Feb

Experiments: I - A Teams

II - B Teams,  III - C Teams

9 Feb

Experiments: II - A Teams

III - B Teams,  I - C Teams

16 Feb

Experiments: III - A Teams

I - B Teams,  II - C Teams

  Report 1

23 Feb

Review of Report 1

Demonstration Lab TBA

Project Proposal

2 March

Potential Flow Analogy Experiment

Report 2  

9 March

Intro to Experiments IV, V and VI

 Design Project Planning, 

Report 3 (individual)

16 March

Experiments: IV - A Teams

V - B Teams,  VI - C Teams

23 March

SPRING BREAK

30 March

Experiments: V - A Teams

VI - B Teams,  IV - C Teams

  Project Build and Test Plan

Experiments: VI - A Teams

IV - B Teams,  V - C Teams

Report 4

Work on Design Projects  

Report 5

Work on Design Projects

Data Sheets for last lab, Log Books 

Presentation of

Design Project  

Design Project Report