Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
A unique set of wind tunnel guide vanes are designed with an inverse design code and analyzed with a panel method and an integral boundary layer code developed at the NASA Lewis Research Center. The fixed guide vanes, 80 feet long with 6-foot chord length, were designed for the NASA Ames 40 x 80/80 x 120 ft Wind Tunnel. Low subsonic flow is accepted over a 60 deg range of inlet angle from either the 40 x 80 leg or the 80 x 120 leg of the wind tunnel, and directed axially into the main leg of the tunnel where drive fans are located. Experimental tests of 1/10-scale models were conducted to verify design calculations.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
ASME PAPER 84-GT-75
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ASME, Transactions, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power (ISSN 0022-0825); 107; 477-484
Format:
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