Velocity Measurement Systems for a Low-speed Wind Tunnel

Abstract

Funds were provided by the ARO for the purchase of TSI hot-wire anemometer equipment and a Dantec particle-image velocimetry system, along with a small amount for facilities modification, for use in boundary-layer control studies and in fluid mechanics instruction. All equipment for which funds were provided has been purchased. To use the PIV system, which requires the use of a seed generator, the wind tunnel at TAMU-CC must be converted into a closed-circuit facility. Plans for the modification have been completed, and the final work is awaiting the availability of a classroom at the end of the current semester which will be converted into a wind-tunnel laboratory. The relocation of the wind tunnel to this laboratory will allow users to secure the laboratory equipment and to operate the wind tunnel without disrupting other functions in the facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2015
Accession Number
AD1001079

Entities

People

  • David H. Bridges

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hot Wire Anemometers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Students
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

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  • Physics

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