Download or read book Wind Tunnels of NASA written by Donald D. Baals and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Characteristics of Six Research Wind Tunnels of the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory written by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book On Improvement of Air Flow in Wind Tunnels written by C. Wieselsberger and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important aerodynamical qualities that should be aimed at in wind tunnel design, are as follows: 1) constant and parallel direction of flow; 2) uniform velocity across all sections; 3) absence of turbulent motion; 4) constant velocity of flow. The above-mentioned qualities are all realized in a high degree in the Gottingen type of wind tunnel, with a parallel portion before the working section, the cross section of which is steadily reduced. It is shown in what follows, that the system can be applied to other wind tunnels, such as the N.P.L. or Eiffel type.

Download or read book Characteristics of Major Active Wind Tunnels at the Langley Research Center written by William T. Schaefer and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains a brief description of each of the major active wind tunnels at the Langley Research Center.

Download or read book The Design of Wind Tunnels and Wind Tunnel Propellers written by Edward P. Warner and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wind Tunnels written by David P. Radzanowski and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Method for the Design of Porous wall Wind Tunnels written by George M. Stokes and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cryogenic Wind Tunnels written by Marie H. Tuttle and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Wind tunnel Summary written by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Characteristics of Major Active Wind Tunnels at the Langley Research Center written by William T. Schaefer and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Revolutionary Atmosphere written by National Aeronautics Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition. The Altitude Wind Tunnel's (AWT) steel shell loomed, almost threateningly, over the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center s main campus in Cleveland, Ohio, for over 60 years. The facility had been inactive since 1975, but the hulking tunnel sat in a conspicuous location between the visitors' center and the Icing Research Tunnel and was seen daily by hundreds, if not thousands, of people. The tunnel slowly ebbed from NASA Glenn's collective consciousness. Inside the steel shell, significant contributions had been made in the advancement of the jet engine and the high-profile Project Mercury and Centaur Program. Yet, the AWT had remained a mystery to most current employees and the public. Not only did the rusting giant have an obscure past, few even knew its name. This book and other documentation have been created to resurrect the esteemed reputation of this once-vital and historically significant facility. The AWT's unrivaled capability to test full-scale engines in simulated altitude conditions advanced the development of the jet engine considerably during its formative period in the 1940s and in its maturity in the 1950s. The AWT was the nation's first wind tunnel built specifically to study the operation of engines. Its ability to consistently re-create flight conditions allowed researchers to systematically study engine behavior and perfect innovations such as the afterburner and the variable-area nozzle. Between 1959 and 1963 the AWT was slowly transformed into two large test chambers. The tunnel's simulated high-altitude conditions allowed NASA to cancel costly and time-consuming flight testing for Project Mercury. Afterward the tunnel was converted into one of the nation's first large vacuum chambers and renamed the Space Power Chambers (SPC). It was used to quickly remedy a number of problems for the Centaur second-stage rocket. The SPC tests allowed the Centaur to sustain its tight schedule for the Surveyor and later orbiting observatory missions. Use of the facility tapered off in the 1970s, and an effort to resurrect the wind tunnel failed in the early 1980s. After years of neglect, the tunnel was demolished in late 2008 and spring 2009. NASA's historical publications tend to focus on center histories, specific programs (particularly the human space program), or chronologies and other reference materials. The NASA Glenn Research Center has carved out a niche by writing the histories of several of its research facilities. The Icing Research Tunnel, Rocket Engine Test Facility, and Plum Brook Reactor have all been documented in recent years. These three books appear to be the only single-facility studies in NASA's historical collection.

Download or read book Pioneer Wind Tunnels written by Nils Henrik Randers-Pehrson and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wind Tunnels Uses and Developments written by Zied Driss and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind tunnels are facilities in which the wind is produced by fans or by compressed air to study and measure the action of the air flow around a solid. There are two basic types of wind tunnels: the closed-circuit and the open-circuit. Open-circuits draw air from the ambient environment and exhaust it back to the ambient after exiting the fan, while in closed-circuit, the air repeatedly circulates through the tunnel. The closed-circuit design delivers improved efficiency and generates less noise, but it is more expensive and more difficult to manufacture. Wind tunnels are typically used in aerodynamic research to analyse the behaviour of flows under varying conditions, both within channels and over solid surfaces. The present book focus on uses and developments of wind tunnels. It consists on nine chapters presenting different studies on the design, uses and developments of the wind tunnel in different applications like wind turbines, building and aircraft models. The presented case studies and development approaches aim to provide the readers, such as engineers and PhD students, with basic and applied studies broadly related to the wind tunnels and its applications.

Download or read book Cave of the Winds written by Joseph R. Chambers and published by NASA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The National Wind Tunnel written by John W. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Wind Tunnel Summary written by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON D C. and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ready reference is provided on current windtunnel facilities for governmental, industrial and institutional organizations that employ wind tunnels. The tables contain data on major wind tunnels in the United States owned by the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), industrial organizations, and universities. The information was obtained from questionnaires completed and returned by the operators of the wind tunnels. Included are facilities that are now in operation or being constructed and those that are currently authorized. The wind tunnels reported in this survey are classified according to their size and speed range. (Author).

Download or read book The Peenemuende Wind Tunnels written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: