Low Speed Experimental Aerodynamics Lab

IIT Bombay

Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Annex Building

About the lab

The lab aims at extending the existing knowledge in the fields of low Reynolds number flows, rotor aerodynamics, and MAVs through experiments.

The lab also works towards developing novel indigenous flow diagnostic techniques to aid experimental investigations.

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For prospective students

What to expect:
Some literature survey, design of experiments, design & development of test setups, fabrication, cabling, signal & data processing, experiments, data analysis & inerpretation, modeling & simulation, reporting, weekly meetings, technical & philosophical discussions, and anything else that is meaningful!

Desireable traits of a prospective student:
Experimental research requires some mastery over getting objects around you to do whatever you want. Mathematical and analytical expertise, though very valuable, won't suffice. A prospective student of the lab should not be afraid of wandering into the unknown territories of other disciplines and fetching workable solutions for the problems in hand. S/he should either already be good at hands-on skills or should be willing to learn and apply them along the way.

Currently, there are vacancies for one Ph.D. and one M.Tech students. There are B.Tech project opportunities as well for IITB students from relevant disciplines. Those who are interested in working in this lab can approach via email. Desparate, generic emails may not receive any response. M.Tech and Ph.D. aspirants need to go through the procedure set by IIT Bombay first before they can join the lab.