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NASA Glenn Research CenterIcing Branch - Van Zante / Dynacs Page 1
Wind Tunnel Experiments for Grades 8 - 12
Wind Tunnel Experimentsfor
Grades 8 - 12
Dr. Judy Foss Van ZanteDynacs Engineering Co., Inc.
Cleveland, OH
6/15/99
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Contents
Sample Experiments 3
Governing Equations 15
Flow Visualization Techniques 19
How to Make the Measurements 24
Background - Why Test in Wind Tunnels 27
Selected References 31
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Sample Experiments
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Wind Tunnel Experiments for Grades 8 - 12
Ideas for Wind Tunnel ExperimentsModel: Airfoil or Flat Plate
• L vs. Lift vs. Angle of Attack
• L vs. V Lift vs. Velocity
• CD vs. Re Drag vs. Reynolds Number
i.e., vary Speed and/or Size
• Investigate the effects of contamination on the leading edge (sand paper, paper mache) to mimic ice accretion, bug splat, etc... This should reduce max lift & increase drag.
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Wind Tunnel Test Section with AirfoilMounting Options
Airfoil on Sting Wall-Mounted
Flow
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Lift vs. Angle of Attack
As the angle of attack increases, so should the lift - until a certain point (the stall angle of attack).
Angle of attack (): angle between flow and chord line.
Chord line:straight line between most forward and most aft points
Lift
Flow
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scale
Lift vs. Angle (cont.)
Angle
Lif
tVisual: See airfoil lift
as angle increases
Measure: airfoil lift as
a function of angle
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Wind Tunnel Experiment Lift vs. Angle Worksheet
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Lift vs. Velocity
As the velocity (speed) increases, so should the lift.
Note: Keep the angle of attack constant. The greater the angle (prior to stall) the greater the change in lift.
Lift
Velocity
(Speed)
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Lift vs. (Velocity)2
Velocity
Lif
tVisual: See airfoil lift
as speed increases
scale
Measure: airfoil lift as
a function of speed
V2
L
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Wind Tunnel Experiment Lift vs. Velocity Worksheet
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Ideas for Wind Tunnel ExperimentsModel: Drag Body
Double Elimination Competitions
Build two objects. In a head-to-head comparison, see which one has the least drag.
Which way will the object with the most drag move?
– Race Cars– Geometric shapes
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Wind Tunnel with Drag ObjectsMounting Options
Bluff Bodies Race Cars
Rotating Sting Pulley
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Ideas for Wind Tunnel ExperimentModel - Drag Body
Notes:
– The frontal area (the side facing the flow) must be the same. Drag is directly related to the surface area.
– If using the pivot & sting, objects must be mounted equally far apart from the pivot point. It is important that each object has the same moment arm.
– If using the pulley system, it might be better to have two pulleys.
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Governing Equations
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Governing Equations
Lift & Drag are equal to the
Dynamic Pressure * Surface Area * Coefficient
These Coefficients are a function of
Angle of Attack, Model Geometry & Mach number
D2
L2
C*S*V2
1D
C*S*V2
1L
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Nomenclature
Dynamic Pressure, ½ V2
= density (of air); “rho”
V = velocity (speed)
Surface Area, S
S = chord * spanchord is wing length, span is wing width
Coefficient of Lift CL = function (, model, Ma)
Coefficient of Drag CD = function (, model, Ma)
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The Lift and Drag can be changed most easily by
changing the angle of attack () or speed (V). Of
course, the surface area (S) can also be
adjusted. If a water tunnel is also available, the
working fluid (), e.g. air to water, can also be a
variable.
During the course of one experiment, it is
important to only change one variable at a time.
Governing EquationNotes
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Flow VisualizationTechniques
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Flow Visualization Techniques
Flow Visualization illustrates the flow on or near the object. On the surface, regions of reverse flow become visible.
• Yarn Tufts, Tuft Probe, Tuft Grid• Smoke Wand, Smoke Wire• Trailing Edge Cone (String & paper cone)
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Flow Visualization TechniquesYarn
• Yarn Tufts - tape ~1” segments of yarn directly to the surface.
• Tuft Probe - tape ~3” light-weight (and visible) string to end of rod. Probe the flow.
• Tuft Grid - attach ~1” segments of yarn to a wire mesh (screen) and place behind object (perpendicular orientation to the flow)
• Trailing Edge Cone - tape one end of string to paper cone, and the other end to (spanwise) edge of model. This illustrates streamwise vorticity, if present. It’s great for delta wings.
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Delta
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Trailing Edge Cone
Flow Visualization TechniquesIllustrated
Tuft Grid
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Flow Visualization TechniquesCautions
• For yarn & string: If the inertia (mass) of the yarn/string is too large, it won’t “follow” the flow.
• For smoke: If the airspeed is too high, the smoke and air will mix and “blur”.
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How to Make the Measurements
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Measuring Lift
• For airfoil and sting: measured from the scale (ounces). Wt0 = weight at zero velocity.
L = Wt0 – Wt
Caution: try to minimize the friction (binding) at the tunnel/sting interface, e.g., with a brass bearing.
• For wall mounted: measured from a load cell.
Caution: this is a non-trivial pursuit.
Wind Tunnel Experiment Details
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Wind Tunnel Experiment Details
Measuring Velocity
• Pitot-static tube
P = Ptotal - Pstatic
Bernoulli’s Equation: P = (1/2) V2, 1 kg/m3 (units!)
V = 2* P/
• Three-cup anemometer
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BackgroundWhy Test in Wind Tunnels?
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Why Test in Wind Tunnels?
The Ultimate Goal: to Understand the Fluid Mechanics or Aerodynamics of an
• Aircraft in Flight
• Submarine in Water
• Automobile on Road
• New Structure (Building, Bridge) in City
How do you get There from Here?• Build a model and test it
– In a Wind Tunnel
– On a Computer
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Two of NASA’s Wind Tunnels
Ames 80’ x 120’
Langley
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Types of Wind Tunnels
Full Scale / Full Geometry (1999 price estimates)
• NASA Glenn 10’ x 10’ Supersonic $2000/hr
• NASA Ames 80’ x 120’ $1000/hr
Sub-Scale / Single Component• NASA Glenn 20” x 30” Low Speed $2/hr
How does one scale a model?• Geometric
• Dynamic (e.g. Reynolds Number, Re = UL/
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Selected ReferencesAerodynamics
1. Abbott, Ira A. & von Doenhoff, Albert E., “Theory of Wing Sections,” Dover Publications, 1959.
2. Anderson, John D., “Fundamentals of Aerodynamics,” McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2nd Ed., 1991.
3. Anderson, John D., “Introduction to Flight,” McGraw-Hill, Inc., 3rd Ed., 1989.
4. Shevell, Richard S., “Fundamentals of Flight,” Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983.
Fluid Mechanics
5. Potter, Merle C. & Foss, John F., “Fluid Mechanics,” The Ronald Press Co., NY, 1975 (now published by Great Lakes Press).
6. White, Frank M., “Fluid Mechanics,” McGraw-Hill Inc., 2nd Ed., 1986.
7. Shapiro, Ascher H., “Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag,” Science Study Series, Anchor Books, Doubleday & Co., Inc.,Garden City, NY, 1961.
Flow Visualization
8. Van Dyke, Milton, “An Album of Fluid Motion,” Parabolic Press, P.O. Box 3032, Stanford, CA 94305-0030, 1982.
9. Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, “Visualized Flow,” Pergamon Press, 1988.
10. National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films, “Illustrated Experiments in Fluid Mechanics,” The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England, 1972.