Experiments
1 Cascade testing of a model of turbine blade row and study of wake survey.
2 Estimation of propeller performance
3 Forced Convective heat transfer on a flat surface 4 Measurement of Burning Velocity of a Premixed Flame
5 Determination of heat of combustion of aviation fuels
6 Fuel - injection characteristics (spray cone geometry; spray speed etc. for various types of injectors)
7 Measurement of static overall pressure rise & rotor static pressure rise & fan overall efficiency through axial flow fan unit
8 Effect of inlet flow distortion on measurement of static overall pressure rise & rotor static pressure rise & fan overall efficiency through axial flow fan unit .
9 Investigation of relationship between flame speed and air-fuel ratio for a slow burning gaseous fuel.
10 Construction of flame stability diagram through flame lift up and flame fall back
11 Measurement of static overall pressure rise & rotor static pressure rise & fan overall efficiency through counter rotating axial flow fan unit
12 Effect of inlet flow distortion on measurement of static overall pressure rise & rotor static pressure rise & fan overall efficiency through contra rotating axial flow fan unit .
Course outcomes:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate various experimental facilities
2. Explain the use of different sensors and measurement techniques
3. Perform the test, acquire the data and analyse and document