This is a resource page for this course at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The syllabus, and the procedures for the laboratory experiments themselves, are given on UTC Learn. This is supplementary material to explain some of the concepts and to be an informational source for the students, i.e., perhaps to reduce time with the search engine.
- Sample Syllabus (the official one is on UTC Learn, this is just for outside visitors)
- Experiment 1: Curve Fitting and Least Squares Methods
- Experiment 2: Calibration of Pressure Gages
- Experiment 3: Viscosity Experiment
- Variation In Viscosity (instructor’s handout)
- Taking the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal: The Life of
Saint-Venant. His name is better known in mechanics of materials, but Saint-Venant was the first researcher (even before Stokes) to include viscosity in fluids on a theoretical basis. This will be important when we get to the wind tunnel test.
- Experiment 4: Hydrostatic Forces/Body Stability
- Experiment 5: Rotational Motion of Fluids
- Experiment 6: Calibration of Flow Meters
- Experiment 7: Gate Valve Head Losses
- Experiment 8: Wind Tunnel Tests
- Lift, Drag and Wind Tunnel Testing (Instructor’s Handout)
- NASA Beginners Guide to Wind Tunnels
- Pressure Distribution on Buildings (an example of a wind tunnel testing program, perhaps you’d like to try a building model)
- Standard Atmosphere Calculator
- Climate Data for Design of Aviation and Other Equipment
- Other Items
- Mathematical Resources (because everybody needs help in math)
- Blessed are the Merciful: I keep getting requests to “go light” on the grading. This is how I did it myself.
- My Thoughts on Sleeping in Class
- When the Pathfinder Gets Lost: some students like to “follow the lead” of someone else to get the course work done. That can have negative results other than those described in the syllabus, just like this example
- What’s Really Important When You Hit the Field
- The Two Promises I Made to Myself
- Lessons from the Cotter Bridge
- Mirroring Our Creator
