1. Master Kick Off Aerodynamics & Wind Energy

2. Track and profile coordinators
Marc Gerritsma
Track coordinator (present)
Sander van Zuijlen
Track coordinator (near future)
Steven Hulshoff
Profile coordinator Aerodynamics
Wim Bierbooms
Profile coordinator Wind Energy

3. Outline Track overview MSc program structure
Choosing a thesis supervisor/project
BSc versus MSc
Aerodynamics profile
Wind Energy profile
AWEP society
Questions
From 17:00 Meet & Greet (HSL)

4. Track overview Goals: Means:
• To advance your knowledge of aerodynamics and wind energy
• To strengthen your fundamental analysis skills
• To increase your industrial experience
• To develop your ability to carry out independent research
Means:
1) Specialist courses
2) Internship
3) Literature study and final thesis project

5. MSc programme structure

6. For both Aero and WE profiles – 15 EC
Includes two courses mandatory for all tracks
Course list:
• Viscous flows
• CFD for aerospace engineers
• Rotor/wake aerodynamics
• Ethics and engineering for aerospace engineering
• Research methodologies

7. CFD for aerospace engineers
Practical issue: this course (AE4202) is not (yet) included in the time table of the track

8. Aerodynamics profile (15 EC):
• Experimental simulations
• Aircraft aerodynamics
• Partial differential equations A
• Gas dynamics
• Flow measurement techniques
Wind Energy profile (16 EC):
• Site conditions for wind turbine design
• Airborne wind energy
• Wind turbine design
• Aeroelasticity
• Wind turbine aeroelasticity
These courses start next week; so choose profile as soon as possible
(if you did not yet did so)

9. Must be approved by profile coordinator
How to choose electives?
consider the topics you like most from your BSc
consider possible thesis topics
discuss with teachers / fellow students
look at information on study guide

10. Start organising right away,
particularly for international
internships

11. Same topic/supervisor as final thesis
It is convenient in case you do research methodologies in parallel

12. Pursues a scientific research question
The student is responsible for the planning and execution of the project; so you are in charge!
Should be suitable for conference/journal publication
Result to be defended in public, and in front of expert committee

13. All practical issues: AE Airport site!

14. You are free to choose which group you will graduate from
Some projects, however, will have a preference for students with a certain course profile

15. Choosing a topic and supervisor
Consult each group's web site for a description of research areas
Consult the group's MSc project descriptions (blackboard/web)
Consider the topics you like most from courses
Discuss with fellow students (also from previous year)
Make appointments with the supervisors associated with the
areas of interest to you (any time in the year)
Projects are also available in industry. In this case you still need
to find a TU Delft supervisor to monitor the work

16. Some differences between BSc and MSc
From the study guide: “On completing the Graduation Project, the student should be able to:
Demonstrate that they are capable to independently apply relevant theory and/or knowledge to research and/or design”
In order to prepare you also during the MSc courses you will have more responsibility:
you will have more freedom / have to do the planning yourself
for BSc courses it is precisely defined what you should read and what kind of exercises you should be able to do in order to pass the exam; for MSc courses this relation becomes less strict.

17. Communication You may expect an answer to an e-mail within 2 weeks
… try to respond to s of us within 2 weeks
In case you are not content about a course:
First, contact the responsible teacher
it can be clearly discussed in details (instead of general feedback)
it can be adapted during the remaining of the course (instead for next year only)
otherwise (e.g. via a 3rd person) the distance between teacher and student just becomes larger
Next, contact us

18. Aerodynamics & Wind Energy
Profile 1: Aerodynamics
Steven Hulshoff

19. Aerodynamics & Wind Energy
Profile 2: Wind energy
Wim Bierbooms

20. Dr. ir. W.A.A.M Bierbooms (Wim)
Wind Energy Research Group - People
Prof. dr. G.J.W. van Bussel
(Gerard)
Dr.-ing. R. Schmehl
(Roland)
Dr.ir. C.J. Simao Ferreira
(Carlos)
S.M. Willems (Sylvia)
Executive secretary
Dr. ir. W.A.A.M Bierbooms (Wim)
Profile coordinator

21. Wind Energy Research Group - People
Other staff members

22. Wind Energy Research Group - People
… and PhD students

23. Things to do (1st month) Introduction to wind energy
Choose electives (in 1st semester just 12 ects mandatory courses, so room for 18 ects electives); amongst others:
Introduction to wind energy
Note: overlap with CFD for aerospace engineers (AE4202);
Monday at 8:45 in CZ B
so, do the Introduction to WE course on your own
Fill in AE1 form (take gate Forms at AE Airport)
Plan your study (e.g. with Excel sheet)

24. Graduation project proposals (+ finished)
Have a look at our website:
tab Education
and
Room 5.21 (Aerospace Eng.)

25. Planning

26. And finally, two more tips
Communicate
With fellow students
With teachers, supervisors, coordinators
Enjoy your MSc

27. AWEP society Contact: awep.society@tudelft.nl;
or via BlackBoard (organisation: AWEP Society Aerospace Engineering)

28. Meet & greet AWEP
“Meet and greet” event for the new MScs in the High Speed Lab
(building 64)
FPP (Flight Performance & Propulsion) included;
EWEM (European Wind Energy Master) will join in 2nd semester
Food and drinks provided
Starting at 17:00