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Overview of the Icing and Flow Quality Improvements Program for the NASA Glenn Icing Research TunnelMajor upgrades were made in 1999 to the 6- by 9-Foot (1.8- by 2.7-m) Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) at the NASA Glenn Research Center. These included replacement of the electronic controls for the variable-speed drive motor, replacement of the heat exchanger, complete replacement and enlargement of the leg of the tunnel containing the new heat-exchanger, the addition of flow-expanding and flow-contracting turning vanes upstream and downstream of the heat exchanger, respectively, and the addition of fan outlet guide vanes (OGV's). This paper describes the rationale behind this latest program of IRT upgrades and the program's requirements and goals. An overview is given of the scope of work undertaken by the design and construction contractors, the scale-model IRT (SMIRT) design verification program, the comprehensive reactivation test program initiated upon completion of construction, and the overall management approach followed.
Document ID
20010048406
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Irvine, Thomas B. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Kevdzija, Susan L. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Sheldon, David W. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Spera, David A. (DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Brook Park, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2001
Subject Category
Research And Support Facilities (Air)
Report/Patent Number
E-12613
AIAA Paper 2001-0229
NAS 1.15:210686
NASA/TM-2001-210686
Meeting Information
Meeting: 39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
Location: Reno, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: January 8, 2001
End Date: January 11, 2001
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 708-90-1A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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