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A Microcomputer‐Controlled Probe Traversing Mechanism and Data Acquisition System for Wind‐Tunnel Studies
Author(s) -
SAVORY E.,
TOY N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8667.1988.tb00248.x
Subject(s) - traverse , microcomputer , data acquisition , wind tunnel , mechanism (biology) , computer science , aerospace engineering , simulation , engineering , geology , physics , geodesy , telecommunications , chip , quantum mechanics , operating system
This paper describes an experimental facility for use in wind‐tunnel studies of highly threedimensional flows. The system is microcomputer controlled, incorporating a precision probe‐traversing mechanism with five degrees of freedom and pressure‐measuring apparatus with on‐line data acquisition and analysis. The experimental setup is illustrated and discussed in detail, together with examples of practical applications of the facility.