Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities 2021
Date: Jan. 13, 2021 - Jan. 15, 2021
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 course 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).
The lecture series is foreseen as a regular on-site event. In case the continuously evolving situation does not allow for this, a fully equivalent virtual meeting will be organized.
Welcome address
09:15 Overview of wind tunnels
O. Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Similarity rules and similitude methodology
O. Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 1
B. Bottin, ISIB & , von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 2
B. Bottin
17:00 Reception
09:05 Design, Operation and testing in transonic and supersonic wind tunnels
Prof. B. Bottin
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Wind tunnel development for environmental research activities
Prof. J.P.A.J. Van Beeck, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Test bench development for turbomachinery applications
Prof. T. Arts, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Extrapolation from ground testing to real engine operation
Prof. T. Arts
09:00 High enthalpy and Plasma Wind tunnels design and operation
Prof. O. Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Ground testing strategy for planetary re-entry simulation
Prof. O. Chazot
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Visit of the lab, VKI Facilities: Low speed, turbomachinery, and environmental applications (only VKI students)
15:15 Coffee Break
15:45 Visit of the lab, VKI Facilities: High speed and Plasma wind tunnels (only VKI students)
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.
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