# Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Aerospace Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Arnab Roy
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101105088)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101105088)
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## Lectures

1. [Lecture 01: Introduction on Aerodynamics-its relevance and applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/8906640ba5e3) (Video)
2. [Lecture 02: Atmosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/525a69263118) (Video)
3. [Lecture 03: Flow velocity, pressure, skin friction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/6eb1a517b46f) (Video)
4. [Lecture 04: Generation of aerodynamic forces and moments on an aircraft](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1eac8b05521c) (Video)
5. [Lecture 05: Generation of aerodynamic forces and moments on an aircraft (Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/5924e56e333b) (Video)
6. [Lecture 06: Generation of aerodynamic forces and moments on an....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/febbda2360d3) (Video)
7. [Lecture 07: Eulerian and Lagrangian perspectives of flow: Fluid element trajectories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/39970923b9a2) (Video)
8. [Lecture 08: Fluid element trajectories, Angular velocity, and vorticity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1d7dde09ed84) (Video)
9. [Lecture 09: Irrotational and Rotational flow, Strain of a fluid element, Gradient....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/14d6202c2fcb) (Video)
10. [Lecture 10: Line Surface and Volume Integrals, Circulation, Velocity ....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/0b44545cd90a) (Video)
11. [Lecture 11: Conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/611c936d1f53) (Video)
12. [Lecture 12: Conservation equations of momentum and energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1cd23bb76cef) (Video)
13. [Lecture 13: Inviscid and viscous flows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/fc66c005a885) (Video)
14. [Lecture 14: Inviscid and viscous flows (cont’d)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7d14fa9de48c) (Video)
15. [Lecture 15: Bernoulli’s equation and its applications....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/c050a83cf49e) (Video)
16. [Lecture 16: Bernoulli’s equation applications; Potential flow; Boundary layer flow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/437f6220df2d) (Video)
17. [Lecture 17: Boundary layer flow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/3ea2a7865029) (Video)
18. [Lecture 18: Boundary Layer (cont’d) & Laminar and turbulent flow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/6002ad25b6f9) (Video)
19. [Lecture 19: Airfoil Geometry, forces and moments acting on an airfoil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/a7d381704cb1) (Video)
20. [Lecture 20: Pressure distribution on an airfoil, Airfoil nomenclature and characteristics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/177edaee51bc) (Video)
21. [Lecture 21: Airfoil characteristics; Aerodynamic center; Some more elementary flows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7f266af4b9f1) (Video)
22. [Lecture 22: Elementary flows- Doublet and Point Vortex; Vortex sheet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/49d485e351d2) (Video)
23. [Lecture 23: Kutta condition; Kelvin’s circulation theorem; Introduction to thin airfoil theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/adf09da9c768) (Video)
24. [Lecture 24: Results of thin airfoil theory for symmetric....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/0143c73252e8) (Video)
25. [Lecture 25: Multi element airfoils, Laminar and turbulent....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7ccd4ed1d53c) (Video)
26. [Lecture 26: Finite wing geometry and flow features](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/17d0c25fb669) (Video)
27. [Lecture 27: Biot Savart Law; Prandtl’s lifting line theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/0ff2b49a9958) (Video)
28. [Lecture 28: Prandtl lifting theory for finite wings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/ad0461a897c5) (Video)
29. [Lecture 29: Finite wing aerodynamics; Delta wing aerodynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7ff36817829e) (Video)
30. [Lecture 30: Delta wing aerodynamics; Unsteady aerodynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/33e0e8b45eee) (Video)
31. [Lecture 31: Fundamentals of high speed flows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/adb04a546d62) (Video)
32. [Lecture 32: Velocity potential equation and its application; Finite Waves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7b9603edffd9) (Video)
33. [Lecture 33: Normal shocks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/417948dafcba) (Video)
34. [Lecture 34: Normal shocks, Mach waves and oblique shocks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/3416656d96c1) (Video)
35. [Lecture 35: Oblique shock; Prandtl Meyer expansion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/b28ef6cdffb7) (Video)
36. [Lecture 36: Shock expansion theory; Flow through converging diverging nozzle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/190a221de5ae) (Video)
37. [Lecture 37: Flow through converging diverging nozzle under different back pressure....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/e766ce818e31) (Video)
38. [Lecture 38: Priliminary concepts of hypersonic flow; Shock tube](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/99770bb2dc82) (Video)
39. [Lecture 39: Computing aerodynamic flows - trying to connect with the theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/2acd905238cd) (Video)
40. [Lecture 40: Computing aerodynamic flows- trying to connect with the theory (cont’d)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/e84619ce1d7a) (Video)
41. [Lecture 41: Some more on flow physics; The different steps involved in flow computations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/dad51bea9292) (Video)
42. [Lecture 42: An introduction to Panel Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/ebab5b047b44) (Video)
43. [Lecture 43: Panel method and Vortex Lattice Method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/648be15850d8) (Video)
44. [Lecture 44: Mathematical classification of PDEs and their physical behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/6c51dc1fe6de) (Video)
45. [Lecture 45: Basics of grid and discretization of governing PDEs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/38559f344016) (Video)
46. [Lecture 46: Different aspects of numerical schemes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/112e3f3d5841) (Video)
47. [Lecture 47: Basics of Euler Equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/0f7d9f9e64f6) (Video)
48. [Lecture 48: Basics of Compressible Navier Stokes Equations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/032893569076) (Video)
49. [Lecture 49: Wind tunnel-an experimental tool in aerodynamics; Types of wind tunnels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7502f5dba02c) (Video)
50. [Lecture 50: Wind Tunnel design basics- Subsonic Wind Tunnels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/c48993bb799e) (Video)
51. [Lecture 51: Wind Tunnel design basics-Subsonic wind tunnels (cont’d)....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1069a8aa39b2) (Video)
52. [Lecture 52: Wind Tunnel design basics - Supersonic wind tunnels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/2faac8c3c787) (Video)
53. [Lecture 53: Continuous closed circuit supersonic wind tunnel....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/78c235113906) (Video)
54. [Lecture 54: Scalling of wind tunnel models; Safety issues in wind tunnel handling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/3a8b1950d028) (Video)
55. [Lecture 55: Flow visualization techniques](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/edf991685f68) (Video)
56. [Lecture 56: Schlieren and Shadowgraph techniques....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7fd32499c236) (Video)
57. [Lecture 57: Measurement of Pressure using mechanical instruments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/9fae8fd7c967) (Video)
58. [Lecture 58: Rayleigh Pitot tube; Drag measurement using wake survey and direct weighing method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/d3b9f6ecb8fe) (Video)
59. [Lecture 59: Mechanical balance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/fa6bbf1f2553) (Video)
60. [Lecture 60: Electronic transducers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/7aaecb621d7e) (Video)
61. [Lecture 61: Wheatstone bridge circuits for force and moment measurement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/6548fab1d509) (Video)
62. [Lecture 62: Strain gauge based balances; Electronic pressure gauges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/dbd86bd9317f) (Video)
63. [Lecture 63: Absolute-Gauge-Differential pressure sensors; Data Acquisition System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/fa36598f053c) (Video)
64. [Lecture 64: Measurement error and uncertainty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/56694dcf6482) (Video)
65. [Lecture 65: Velocity measurement using Particle Image Velocimetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/2c8b08ae8048) (Video)
66. [Lecture 66: Velocity measurement using Particle Image Velocimetry- cont’d](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/e7f4d4da42de) (Video)
67. [Lecture 67: Particle image velocimetry- cont’d](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/fc483c3e773e) (Video)
68. [Lecture 68: How wind tunnel and associated instrumentation are used....](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/9405cf269cdf) (Video)
69. [Lecture 69: Quick recapitulation of course content and closure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/307caf8f20f1) (Video)
70. [Live Session 28-02-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/8906640ba5e3-2) (Video)
71. [Live Session 21-03-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/525a69263118-2) (Video)
72. [Live Session 26-02-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/6eb1a517b46f-2) (Video)
73. [Live Session 28-03-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1eac8b05521c-2) (Video)
74. [Live Session 19-04-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/5924e56e333b-2) (Video)
75. [Live Session 28-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/febbda2360d3-2) (Video)
76. [Live Session 28-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/39970923b9a2-2) (Video)
77. [Live Session 17-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101105088/1d7dde09ed84-2) (Video)