Accession Number:

AD0294167

Title:

Wind-Tunnel Calibration Techniques

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ADVISORY GROUP FOR AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARIS (FRANCE)

Personal Author(s):

• Pope, Alan

Report Date:

1961-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

148.0

Abstract:

Air-flow measuring instruments, their use, and the manner of working up and presenting the data obtained when calibrating low-speed, nearsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic wind tunnels are discussed.

Descriptors:

• *HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS
• *SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS
• *TRANSONIC WIND TUNNELS
• *WIND TUNNELS
• AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS
• BOUNDARY LAYER
• CALIBRATION
• GAS FLOW
• INSTRUMENTATION
• MEASUREMENT
• MODEL TESTS
• MOISTURE
• PITOT TUBES
• PRESSURE
• TEMPERATURE
• TEST METHODS
• TURBULENCE
• VELOCITY
• WIND TUNNEL MODELS

Subject Categories:

• Aerodynamics
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE