Recent wind-tunnel tests at the NASA Langley Research Center National Transonic Facility utilized high-pressure bellows to route air to the model for evaluating aircraft circulation control. The introduction of these bellows within the Sidewall Model Support System significantly impacted the performance of the external sidewall mounted semi-span balance. As a result of this impact on the semi-span balance measurement performance, it became apparent that a new capability needed to be built into the National Transonic Facility s infrastructure to allow for performing pressure tare calibrations on the balance in order to properly characterize its performance under the influence of static bellows pressure tare loads and bellows thermal effects. The objective of this study was to design both mechanical calibration hardware and an experimental calibration design that can be employed at the facility in order to efficiently and precisely perform the necessary loadings in order to characterize the semi-span balance under the influence of multiple calibration factors (balance forces/moments and bellows pressure/temperature). Using statistical design of experiments, an experimental design was developed allowing for strategically characterizing the behavior of the semi-span balance for use in circulation control and propulsion-type flow control testing at the National Transonic Facility.


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    Title :

    High-Reynolds Number Active Blowing Semi-Span Force Measurement System Development



    Conference:

    8th International Symposium on Strain-Gauge Balances ; 2012 ; Lucerne, Switzerland
    28th Aerodynamic Meaurement Technology, Ground Testing and Flight Testing Conference ; 2012 ; New Orleans, LA, United States


    Publication date :

    2012-05-07


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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