AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

The design concepts are presented for a free electromagnetic suspension system functioning as force balance yielding simultaneous and independent measurements of force in three mutually perpendicular directions. The system is adapted to function as a wind tunnel balance which requires no physical attachment to the model under study. The concepts have been reduced to practice in a first-generation balance which is to be applied to the study of low-density sphere drags as a first demonstration of the unique capabilities of this balance system. The first model also is intended to serve as a test device to provide design information for a second generation balance for the study of dynamic stability. The apparatus is described in detail and calibration procedures and future applications are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273655

Entities

People

  • G. S. Nurre
  • H. M. Parker
  • J. E. May

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Knudsen Number
  • Maglev
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetization
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Detectors
  • Physics Laboratories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering