MECH 421 - Intro to Wind Tunnels

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3

An introductory course on the experimental techiques used in wind tunnel testing of aerodynamic shapes. Includes operating characteristics of wind tunnels, the charactersistics of and use of models and model instrumentation, and the development of analytical techniques for reduction of wind tunnel data.

Prerequisites: MECH 318 and MECH 363