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A flow visualization technique for low-speed wind-tunnel studies

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The paper describes a flow visualization technique (direct injection method) used in low-speed wind-tunnel studies. Mixture of titanium tetrachloride and carbon tetrachloride is used to produce closely spaced parallel streaklines of white smoke of long duration. The technique is described in detail and representative photographs of various flow patterns are presented.

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    B. Bienkiewicz & J. E. Cermak

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Bienkiewicz, B., Cermak, J.E. A flow visualization technique for low-speed wind-tunnel studies. Experiments in Fluids 5, 212–214 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298465

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