Study on correlation between geometrical correction and aerodynamic performance of microscale supersonic wind tunnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 205 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Naoki Murai ◽  
Ryouto Yamamoto ◽  
Kouhei Rikuno ◽  
Toshiyuki Toriyama
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
Naoki Murai ◽  
Ryouto Yamamoto ◽  
Kouhei Rikuno ◽  
Toshiyuki Toriyama

AIAA Journal ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Shirinzadeh ◽  
M. E. Hillard ◽  
R. J. Exton

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Porpiglia ◽  
Paolo Schito ◽  
Tommaso Argentini ◽  
Alberto Zasso

<p>This paper introduces a new methodology to assess the influence of a windscreen on the crosswind performance of trains running on a bridge. Considering the difficulties encountered in both carrying out wind tunnel tests that consider the vehicle speed or complete CFD analyses, a simplified CFD approach is here discussed. Instead of simulating simultaneously the windscreen plus the moving train, the numerical problem is split into two parts: firstly, a simulation of the windshield alone is used to extract the perturbed velocity profile at the railway location; secondly, this profile used as an inlet condition for the wind velocity acting on an isolated train. The method is validated against a complete train plus windshield simulation in terms of pressure distribution and aerodynamic force coefficients on the train, and flow streamlines. This approach opens to the possibility of evaluating the aerodynamic performance of a vehicle on bridges considering bridge and vehicle as separated. Wind velocity profiles measured on the bridge during a wind tunnel campaign could be used as the initial condition for numerical simulations on vehicles.</p>


1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Secord ◽  
L. J. P. Tillson

Aerodynamic drag has been experimentally estimated for scale models of a passenger car and a commercial truck in a wind tunnel. Polished surface has resulted up to 15 % reduction in drag force and add-on has resulted in 57% increase in drag force of a car model whereas 2.6 % reduction in drag force has resulted by using deflector in a commercial truck model. Anova analysis shows variation in mean of group data.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Wai Lim Wong

The aerodynamic generated noise in the supersonic wind tunnel during operation at Ryerson University has exceeded the threshold of hearing damage. An acoustic silencer was to be designed and added to the wind tunnel to reduce the noise level. The main sources of noise generated from the wind tunnel with the silencer were identified to be located at the convergent divergent nozzle and the turbulent region downstream of the shock wave at the diffuser with the maximum acoustic power level of the entire wind tunnel at 161.09 dB. The designed silencer provided an overall sound pressure level reduction of 21.41 db which was considered as acceptable. Refinement to the mesh size and changes to the geometry of the mixing chamber was suggested for a more accurate result in noise output as well as flow conditions would match up to the physical flow. Additional acoustic treatment should be applied to the wind tunnel to further reduce sound pressure level since the noise level still exceeded the threshold of hearing loss.


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