Wind Tunnel Model Study of the Hot Exhaust Plume from the Compressor Research Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Abstract

This report presents the results of a wind tunnel model study to determine temperatures at various locations generated by the hot exhaust air from the Compressor Research Facility (CRF) which is being built at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The study was designed to provide data at the inlet to the CRF and at other nearby locations where pedestrians, building ventilation systems, and vegetation might be affected. The test program, which was conducted in the Calspan Atmospheric Simulation Facility, included flow visualization studies and quantitative concentration measurements of a tracer gas from which full-scale temperatures could be calculated. The concentration measurements were performed for a number of wind speeds at each of twelve different wind directions. Two exhaust flows and two exhaust stack configurations were studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047205

Entities

People

  • Gary R. Ludwig

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Detectors
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Flow Visualization
  • Flue Gases
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbines
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Weather Stations
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Fluid Dynamics.