The experience at LaRC with the University of Tennessee Space Institute skin friction balances is summarized. The Karman-Schoenherr flat plate skin friction formulation is included for comparison. It is concluded that the balance is capable of operation in environments as diverse as cryogenic, transonic, high-shear rate of the 0.3 meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel, and high-temperature supersonic environment of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. Proposed new research is outlined.
Recent Tests at Langley with a University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) Skin Friction Balance
1987
5 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Test Facilities & Equipment , Aerodynamics , Fluid Mechanics , Tribology , Boundary layer flow , Flow measurement , Measuring instruments , Skin friction , Surface roughness , Wind tunnel apparatus , Flat plates , Functional design specifications , Performance tests