CALIBRATION OF THE PWT 16-FOOT TRANSONIC CIRCUIT WITH A MODIFIED MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TEST SECTION

Abstract

Tests were conducted in the 16-Ft Transonic Circuit of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility to determine the Mach number calibration, Mach number distributions, operating limitations of the tunnel, and usable length of the test section after several modifications had been made to the tunnel. These modifications included changes in the test section bulge region, leading edge of the sting support strut, and tunnel scavenging scoop.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0241785

Entities

People

  • H. L. Chevalier

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Pressure
  • Calibration
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • Free Stream
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Plenum Chambers
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Research Facilities
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.