Improving Large-Scale Testing Capability by Modifying the 40- by 80-ft Wind Tunnel | Zendy

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Improving Large-Scale Testing Capability by Modifying the 40- by 80-ft Wind Tunnel

Author(s) -

K. W. Mort,

Paul T. Soderman,

W. T. Eckert

Publication year - 1979

Publication title -

journal of aircraft

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64

H-Index - 94

eISSN - 1533-3868

pISSN - 0021-8669

DOI - 10.2514/3.58566

Subject(s) - wind tunnel , aerospace engineering , scale (ratio) , marine engineering , computer science , environmental science , aeronautics , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics

Interagency studies conducted during the last several years have indicated the need to improve full-scale testing capabilities. The studies showed that the most effective trade between test capability and facility cost was provided by repowering the existing Ames Research Center 40- by 80-ft Wind Tunnel to increase the maximum speed from about 100 m/s (200 knots) to about 150 m/s (300 knots) and by adding a new 24- by 37-m (80- by 120-ft) test section powered for about a 50-rn/s (100-knot) maximum speed. This paper reviews the design of the facility, a few of its capabilities, and some of its unique features.

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