Ground testing facilities have been used since long in aeronautics and aerospace, as they have been developed for environmental and industrial applications. Nowadays they are still major sources of key data for investigations in all fields of fluid dynamics.
This lecture series is organized for student and engineers to provide a general understanding of the design, operation and application of ground testing facilities from all speed regimes. Experimental methodology is exposed as well as the interpretation of the data and their extrapolation to real situation. The course includes an on-site presentation of the VKI facilities during a lab visit.
This Lecture series is based on the long tradition and experience developed at VKI on experimental testing.
The Director of this lecture series is Professor Olivier Chazot of the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI).
Deadline Early Bird Registration: 16 December 2022
Deadline to register for on-site participation: 2 January 2023
Deadline to register for online participation: 12 January 2023
Monday 16 January 2023
08:00 Registration
08:30 Welcome address
09:15 Overview of wind tunnels
Olivier Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Similarity rules and similitude methodology
Olivier Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 1
Benoît Bottin, ISIB and von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 2
Benoît Bottin, ISIB and von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
17:00 Reception
Tuesday 17 January 2023
09:05 Design, operation and testing in transonic and supersonic wind tunnels
Prof. Benoît Bottin, ISIB & , von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Wind tunnel development for environmental research activities
Prof. Jeroen van Beeck, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Test bench development for turbomachinery applications
TBD, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Extrapolation from ground testing to real engine operation
TBD, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
Wednesday 18 January 2023
09:00 High enthalpy and plasma wind tunnels design and operation
Prof. Olivier Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Ground testing strategy for planetary re-entry simulation
Prof. Olivier Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Visit of labs and VKI facilities: Low speed, turbomachinery, and environmental applications (on-site participation only)
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Visit of labs VKI facilities: High speed and Plasma wind tunnels (on-site participation only)
Eligibility
The citizens of the following countries are eligible to attend the von Karman Institute Lecture Series:
- EU member countries
- NATO member countries
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, South-Africa and Vietnam.
VKI reserves the right to request a clearance check with Belgian authorities.
The participants will have to present their ID card (for EU citizens) or passport (for other citizens) the first day of the lecture series.
Reduction policy
- 10% early bird registration (discount visible on the price list)
- 30% discount for citizens of NATO countries (discount will be applied during the registration process)
Sales Conditions:
| on-site - Undergraduate Students (Proof Needed) (Full) | 200.0 |
| on-site - PhD Students (Proof Needed) (Full) | 600.0 |
| on-site - Recognized Universities / Research Center (Full) | 1200.0 |
| on-site - Commercial Organizations (Full) | 1440.0 |
| on-site - Special Registration (Full) | 0.0 |
| on-site - Lecturer (Full) | 0.0 |
| online - Undergraduate Students (Proof Needed) | 180.0 |
| online - PhD Students (Proof Needed) | 540.0 |
| online - Recognized Universities / Research Center | 1080.0 |
| online - Commercial organizations | 1296.0 |
| online - Special Registration | 0.0 |
| online - Lecturer | 0.0 |
*Fees are VAT included.
Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities 2023
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