Fluid Mechanics - Phenomenological & Experimental

Research to identify and understand phenomena in aerodynamics, gas dynamics and hydrodynamics, e.g. vortex behaviour, flow separations, unsteady flows, all other types of flows.
Also covers work in experimental facilities
- wind tunnels; shock tubes; water tanks; etc.
Also includes work to understand the nature of facility testing, including wall interference corrections, support interference corrections, non-intrusive measurements, balance design and calibration, pressure measurements.
Also includes work to support the testing of all types of fixed wing and rotorcraft components such as intakes, afterbodies, propellors, helicopter rotors, isolated weapons, weapon carriage and release, wing/body configurations, dynamic derivative, scale effect, and transition fixing. Compliments CFD research in

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