Engineering Experimentation for Aerodynamics and Fluid Measurement

Mark Quinn is a Lecturer at the University of Manchester, lecturing on Experimental Methods to five technical MSc cohorts. Before taking up this post he worked in industry on a large-scale transonic wind tunnel performing both customer testing and research and development on experimental techniques. He has worked with the Aircraft Research Association on optical Flow Diagnostics. Andrew Kennaugh is an Experimental Officer at the University of Manchester, lecturing on Experimental Methods and supporting experimental design activities within the School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering (MACE). He has many years of experience working with low-speed and supersonic wind tunnels performing commercial testing for a range of different organisations as well as supporting students at all levels with wind tunnel-based research/testing activities and developing and improving existing testing facilities.

1. Introduction to Experimentation 2. Basic Concepts of Measurements 3. Sensors 4. Signals, Systems and Data Acquisition 5. Test Rigs 6. Planning of Experiments 7. Data Analysis and Presentation 8. Uncertainty Analysis 9. Spectral Analysis 10. Advanced Analysis 11. Field Measurements 12. Experimental guidance