The Modern Design of Experiments for Wind Tunnel Testing

A Practitioner's Guide to Formal Experiment Design for Low-Cost, High-Quality Testing in Experimental Aeronautics
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-12-804426-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1278 g

The Modern Design of Experiments for Wind Tunnel Testing: A Practitioner's Guide to Formal Experiment Design for Low-Cost, High-Quality Testing in Experimental Aeronautics covers the background theory needed by those unfamiliar with Design of Experiments (DOE) methods, using detailed examples from decades of work at NASA Langley to demonstrate practical realities, applications and limitations. Pioneering NASA research scientist Richard DeLoach shares theoretical background, unrivalled practical experience and detailed examples of a new approach to aeronautical wind tunnel test design. The book is an essential reference to this novel approach from an experienced leader in the field.

In this ground-breaking new book, DeLoach examines the massive potential for cost savings and quality improvement through DOE methods of testing, driving great interest in the topic within the aerospace community. Understanding the needs of wind tunnel practitioners faced with insufficient resources for, and disappointingly unreliable results through, traditional One Factor At a Time (OFAT) testing, DeLoach has spent decades honing his take on the established Design of Experiments (DOE) approach and applying it to aeronautical testing in a wind tunnel setting. His papers on Modern Design of Experiments (MDOE) relating to experimental aeronautics have won him numerous AIAA 'Outstanding Paper' and 'Best Paper' accolades, as well as a NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal in 2005.

Zielgruppe

<p>Engineers and researchers undertaking and supporting aerospace wind tunnel testing. Graduate students with research interests in experimental aerodynamics. Secondary appeal to engineers and researchers wind tunnel testing in automotive and related industries.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

DeLoach, Richard (Senior Research Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center and Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, USA)

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Aerodynamik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: OVERVIEW OF MODERN AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENT DESIGN 1. Introduction 2. Elementary Concepts of MDOE Experiment Design 3. A Brief Digression into Some Preliminary Mathematical and Statistical Topics 4. Variance: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly 5. The Declaration of Independence and Other Quality Assurance Tactics

PART II: COMPARISON EXPERIMENTS 6. Comparison of Two Sample Means 7. Two-Level Full-Factorial Designs 8. Two-Level Fractional-Factorial Designs 9. Comparison of Multiple Sample Means: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

PART III: RESPONSE SURFACE MODELLING EXPERIMENTS 10. Introduction to Response Surface Methods 11. Calibration of a Single-Piece Force Balance: A Practical Example of an RSM Design 12. Generalized RSM Experiment Design for Force, Moment, and Pressure Experiments

PART IV: SELECTED ADVANCED TOPICS 13. Bayesian Inference in the Modern Design of Experiments 14. Bidirectionality in Multi-Piece Force Balances 15. Discontinuities across Inference Subspace Boundaries 16. Hierarchy in Response Surface Models 17. Orthogonal Polynomials 18. Epistemological Uncertainty 19. Epilogue: Thoughts on Cultural Inertia and the Future of Formal Experiment Design in Aeronautics