Masters Theses
Date of Award
3-1981
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Major Professor
Ching-Fang Lo
Committee Members
Horace Crater, Mitsuru Kurosaka
Abstract
A general solution is presented for determination of wind tunnel boundary-induced interference in two-dimensional subsonic flow. The solution requires no a priori knowledge of the model geometry or tunnel wall characteristics, and instead, relates the interference to velocity measurements at a selected control surface within the tunnel. The solutions for the tunnel, free-air and interference fields are obtained using linearized subsonic theory with the Fourier transform technique. An analytical example dealing with the case of the wavy wall in the presence of a generalized tunnel wall boundary condition demonstrates the validity of the solutions in closed form. Numerical examples dealing with a variety of model geometries and tunnel wall characteristics demonstrate practical applications of the theory.
Recommended Citation
Dahm, Werner Johann Anton, "A General Solution for Wind Tunnel Boundary-Induced Interference in Two-Dimensional Subsonic Flow. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1981.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4644