Hardware and Operating Features of the Adaptive Wall Test Section for the 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel

By: Nasa, National Aeronautics and Space Adm

A 13- by 13-inch adaptive wall test section was installed in the Langley 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel circuit. This test section has four solid walls and is configured for two-dimensional airfoil testing. The top and bottom walls are flexible and movable, whereas the sidwalls are rigid and fixed. The test section has a turntable to support airfoil models, a survey mechanism to probe the model wake, and provisions for a sidewall boundary-layer-control system. Details of the adaptive wall test section, the tunnel circuit modifications, the supporting instrumentation, the monitoring and control hardware, and the wall adaptation strategy are discussed. Sample results of shakedown tests with the test section empty and with an airfoil installed are also included. Mineck, Raymond E. Langley Research Center RTOP 505-61-21-03...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728939321
• ISBN13: 9781728939322
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"