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.

TUESDAY 5 November, 2019

• Welcome address
• 09:15 Overview of wind tunnels
  Prof. M. Carbonaro, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
• 10:15 Coffee Break
• 10:45 Similarity rules and similitude methodology
  Prof. J.M. Buchlin, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
• 12:30 Lunch
• 14:00 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 1
  Prof. B. Bottin, ISIB & , von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
• 15:15 Coffee Break
• 15:45 Design and operation of subsonic wind tunnels 2
  Prof. B. Bottin
  
• 17:00 Reception

WEDNESDAY 6 November, 2019

• 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

THURSDAY 7 November, 2019

• 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
• 15:15 Coffee Break
• 15:45 Visit of the lab, VKI Facilities: High speed and Plasma wind tunnels