3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4011237FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
- Flow visualisation techniques with sand, oil, tufts, bubbles, ink, smoke, refractive index variation (Schlieren- and shadowgraphy)
- Pressure anemometers and response time for line-cavity systems
- Hot wire anemometers for velocity and concentration measurement
- Laser-Doppler techniques for measuring velocity and size of particles
- Particle Image & Tracking Velocimetry
- Infrared Thermography
- Spectroscopy for temperature and concentration measurement
- Interferometry, diffraction, imaging techniques for diagnostics of particles, droplets and bubbles.
Laboratory exercises (24 hrs) will be performed in groups, and concern velocity measurements in a turbulent flow using intrusive and non-intrusive techniques.
Slide compendium.
The characterisation of fluid flows is a prerequisite for the design of an aircraft, a bridge, a wind turbine or for the understanding of pollutant dispersion in urban environments. Also the design and optimisation of numerous industrial processes require a good description of their fluid flows. This knowledge can be obtained via numerical computations provided that the corresponding physical modelling has been validated against experimental results. Herein lies the domain of Experimental Fluid Mechanics.
The course classifies a wide variety of fluid flows and treats a methodology to characterize them experimentally. A review will be given of contact devices and optical techniques for measuring global and local quantities. Corresponding data acquisition and processing will be explained. Advanced post-processing algorithms for turbulent flows will be given related to aerodynamics and industrial applications.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Lab Work determines 50% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Lab Work category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Laboratory report (1 per group) + individual oral examination.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics and Aerospace (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Vehicle Technology and Transport (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering