The role of experimental aerodynamics; wind tunnels: types, components,design basis and power losses estimation; geometric, kinematic and dynamicsimilarities requirements; pressure measurement; pressure transducers; pressuresensitive paint technique; flow velocity measurement, LASER-Doppler anemometer,Hot-Wire anemometer, particle imaging velocimeter; measurement of aerodynamicforces and moments; external and internal aerodynamic balances; flow visualizationtechniques; error analysis of wind tunnel results. Note: a set of wind tunnel experimentsare scheduled as an integral part of this course.
