THE LARGE EUROPEAN WIND TUNNEL.

LA GRANDE SOUFFLERIE EUROPEENNE.

Author(s) : BOUIS X.

Type of article: Article

Summary

WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN CO-OPERATION, THERE IS A PROJECT TO INSTALL, IN COLOGNE IN 1994, A CRYOGENIC TRANSONIC WIND TUNNEL (ETW) DESTINED FOR STUDYING THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A MODEL SIMULATING AN AIRCRAFT UNDER ACTUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS AND THUS ENABLING ONE TO ATTAIN REYNOLDS NUMBERS FROM 50 MILLIONS TO MACH 0.9. MAIN PROBLEMS POSED WERE OPERATION AT LOW TEMPERATURE (NITROGEN) WHICH CAUSES INCREASED COMPLEXITY IN THE WIND TUNNEL AND A PARTICULAR STUDY ON SA J. V.

Details

  • Original title: LA GRANDE SOUFFLERIE EUROPEENNE.
  • Record ID : 1989-0476
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Recherche - vol. 19 - n. 203
  • Publication date: 1988/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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