{"id":193,"date":"2019-09-06T12:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2019-09-17T17:22:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T21:22:15","slug":"mae-253-experimental-aerodynamics-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/coursework\/mae-253-experimental-aerodynamics-i\/","title":{"rendered":"MAE 253: Experimental Aerodynamics I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MAE 253 is the introductory course to experimental aerodynamics, taught to sophomores in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/facilities\/low-speed-wind-tunnel\">low-speed wind tunnel<\/a>. Topics covered instrumentation, data acquisition techniques, data processing, and technical report preparation. Experiments involve pressure and force\/moment measurements of various aerospace vehicle components with supplemental flow visualization. Students learn to use instruments like a pitot tube, turbulence sphere, airfoils with pressure ports, six-axis load cells, and a wake rake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253-Spring2019_Syllabus.pdf\">Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiments<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pressure Transducer Calibration:<\/strong>\u00a0Obtaining the calibration curve for an Ashcroft\u00ae differential pressure sensor using a water manometer and a pitot tube. <br>( <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-1_Handout.pdf\">Handout<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-1_20190114.pptx\">Powerpoint<\/a> )<\/li><li><strong>Wind Tunnel Turbulence Characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0The turbulence characteristics of the wind tunnel are found using a turbulence sphere. <br>( <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-2_Handout.pdf\">Handout<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-2_20180206.pptx\">Powerpoint<\/a> )<\/li><li><strong>Airfoil Aerodynamics:<\/strong>\u00a0Finding the lift acting on an airfoil at different angles of attack using static pressure ports on the airfoil surface. Finding drag experienced by an airfoil using a wake rake to survey the dynamic pressure deficit behind the airfoil. Using the xfoil code to obtain low-order computational predictions for experimental results <br>( <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-3-4-5_Handout.pdf\">Handout 1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/Lab-4_XFoil-Installation-Instructions.pdf\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-3-4-5_Handout.pdf\">3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-3_20190212.pptx\">Powerpoint 1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/xfoil-slides.pptx\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-5_20180327.pptx\">3<\/a> )<\/li><li><strong>Wing Aerodynamics:<\/strong>\u00a0Calculating the forces and moments acting on finite wings of different planform shapes at different angles of attack using a six-axis load cell. <br>( <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/MAE253_Lab-6_Handout.pdf\">Handout<\/a> )<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"56\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/facilities\/low-speed-wind-tunnel\/placeholder2\/\" class=\"wp-image-56\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder-1200x480.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"55\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/placeholder\/\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder-1200x480.png 1200w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder-600x240.png 600w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder-992x397.png 992w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/aerolabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/06\/placeholder.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAE 253 is the introductory course to experimental aerodynamics, taught to sophomores in the\u00a0low-speed wind tunnel. 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