A Review and an Update of the FDP Specialists Meeting (London) on Wall Interference in Wind Tunnels,

Abstract

Wall interference research is directed toward increased prediction accuracy, particularly for ventilated tunnels operating at transonic conditions; development of interference assessment techniques from model and/or tunnel boundary measurement; and interference avoidance via various adaptive wall schemes. In addition, since wall interference cannot be separated readily from the effects of other inherent tunnel and test properties such as wall boundary layers, noise, turbulence, model fidelity, etc., some research is being conducted to quantify the effect of other phenomena in order to verify the wall interference effects once they are identified. While there are many outstanding issues still to be resolved, a final solution to the wind tunnel interference problem does appear achievable.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003760

Entities

People

  • E. M. Kraft
  • T. W. Binion Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Transition
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Reliability
  • Specialists
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers