Wind Tunnel Calibration of a PMS (Particle Measuring Systems) Canister Instrumented for Airflow Measurement.

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Abstract:

Measurements of cloud particle images and concentrations using laser spectrometers housed in pods mounted on the wings or fuselages of research aircraft can be affected by the distortion of the airflow about the aircraft. The Flight Research Laboratory has developed a pod with a Rosemount 858 5-hole probe and pressure transducers to measure airflow angles and velocities at typical mounting locations on cloud physics research aircraft. This report documents the results of an extensive wind tunnel calibration of this pod to determine the factors relating the differential pressure measurements to the flow angles and velocities, and in particular to account for the effects of the canister itself on these measurements. Author

Author(s):
Macpherson, J. I.
Author Organization(s):
NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Descriptive Note:
Aeronautical note,
Supplementary Note:
Abstract in French.
Pagination:
0064

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NAE-AN-32, NRC-24922
Monitor Series:
24922
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*LASER BEAMS, *WIND TUNNEL TESTS, *DISTORTION, *SPECTROMETERS, *BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW, MEASUREMENT, CANADA, AIR FLOW, ANGLE OF ATTACK, SIDESLIP, FLIGHT ENVELOPE, DYNAMIC PRESSURE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods, Fluid Mechanics, Optics
Keyword(s):
Laser spectrometers
Report Date:
1985 Sep 01