Velocity Profile Characterization for the 5-CM Agent Fate Wind Tunnels

Abstract

This report describes the velocity profile characterization of the 5-cm Agent Fate Wind Tunnel. This facility, which fits in a standard chemical fume hood, is used to measure the release and retention of chemical warfare agents from various materials under simulated environmental conditions. The tunnel creates specified vertical velocity profiles representing the lower portion of the velocity profile produced by a wind-induced, atmospheric boundary layer. Characterization refers to the measurement of the velocity profiles over the length and width of the test section under various test conditions. The report summarizes the instrumentation employed, the characterization procedure, and resulting velocity profiles measured in the Version 3 and Version 3, Mod 1 configurations of the 5-cm Wind Tunnel as employed for the HD on glass (tunnel validation) and the HD on sand test phases of the Agent Fate Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA476518

Entities

People

  • Clayton S. Moury
  • Daniel J. Weber
  • James E. Danberg
  • John W. Molnar
  • Mary K. Scudder
  • Miles C. Miller
  • Wendel J. Shuely

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Flow Fields
  • Hot Wire Anemometers
  • Instrumentation
  • Layers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probes
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Materials Science