In order to determine the best way to simulate a road in the full-scale climatic wind tunnel of the Voklswagenwerk AG, a series of comparative tests between road and tunnel have been carried out. In general, a good correlation was achieved when a rigid ground plane was used for road simulation. Only a small margin for improvement by boundary-layer control remains. From measurements reported in the literature, it can be seen that an effective reduction of the boundary-layer displacement thickness of 60% can be achieved with single-slot suction. Nevertheless, this would result in a hardly noticeable improvement of test-data correlation for cars with standard ground clearance. Therefore, it was decided not to install a boundary-layer suction in the wind tunnel of Volkswagenwerk AG.
The Wind Tunnel's Ground Plane Boundary Layer - Its Interference with the Flow Underneath Cars
Sae Technical Papers
1975 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1975
1975-02-01
Conference paper
English
The wind tunnel's ground plane boundary layer - its interfurence with the flow underneath cars.
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