Flow visualization techniques, new developments and modernization of the existing Schlieren system in the Trisonic Wind Tunnel

Schlieren flow visualization methods are an important part of high speed wind tunnel testing, being a fast and reliable method of graphically presenting complex dynamic phenomena that occur in high subsonic, transonic an...

Morphing Wing-Tip Open Loop Controller and its Validation During Wind Tunnel Tests at the IAR-NRC

In this project, a wing tip of a real aircraft was designed and manufactured. This wing tip was composed of a wing and an aileron. The wing was equipped with a composite skin on its upper surface. This skin changed its s...

A Semi-Empirical Airborne Particle Erosion Model for Polyesteric Matrix Fiberglass Composites

The paper deals with the mathematical modeling of the airborne solid particle erosion rate of composite materials, in particular non-oriented fiberglass reinforced polyesteric matrices. Using the mathematical tool of non...

Dynamics of a cylindrical shell with a collapsing elastic base under the action of a pressure wave

In the dynamic and quasi-static statements, the issue of non-stationary deformation and stability of the solid propellant rocket engine (SPRE) was approximately solved. It is modeled by a thin, smooth cylindrical shell,...

Book Review: European Air Power: Challenges and Opportunities By Henrik R. Dam (Author), John Andreas Olsen (Editor), Jostein Gronflaten (Preface) Publisher: Potomac Books, United States of America, 2014 ISBN-10: 1612346812; ISBN-13: 978-1612346816