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    Wind Tunnels Models Aerodynamic Forces: Test Section Diagnostic Information

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    The document discusses different flow visualization techniques used in wind tunnel testing, including smoke, tufts, laser sheets, surface oil flow, and schlieren photography. Tufts and surface oil flow are used to detect flow separation and reattachment along surfaces. Smoke or laser sheets are used to visualize free stream flow by assuming the particles move with the flow. Schlieren photography is used to locate shock waves and density gradients by measuring the bending of light rays across them.

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    The document discusses different flow visualization techniques used in wind tunnel testing, including smoke, tufts, laser sheets, surface oil flow, and schlieren photography. Tufts and surface oil flow are used to detect flow separation and reattachment along surfaces. Smoke or laser sheets are used to visualize free stream flow by assuming the particles move with the flow. Schlieren photography is used to locate shock waves and density gradients by measuring the bending of light rays across them.

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    The document discusses different flow visualization techniques used in wind tunnel testing, including smoke, tufts, laser sheets, surface oil flow, and schlieren photography. Tufts and surface oil flow are used to detect flow separation and reattachment along surfaces. Smoke or laser sheets are used to visualize free stream flow by assuming the particles move with the flow. Schlieren photography is used to locate shock waves and density gradients by measuring the bending of light rays across them.

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    Aerodynamicists use wind tunnels to test models of proposed aircraft and engine components. During a test, the model is
    placed in the test section of the tunnel and air is made to flow past the model. In some wind tunnel tests, the aerodynamic
    forces on the model are measured. In some wind tunnel tests, the model is instrumented to provide diagnostic information
    about the flow of air around the model. In some wind tunnel tests, flow visualization techniques are used to provide
    diagnostic information about the flow around the model.

    The figure shows five flow visualization techniques that are used in wind tunnel testing; smoke, tufts, laser sheet, surface oil
    flow , and schlieren photography. Tufts and surface oil flow are used to provide information about the state of the boundary
    layer on the surface, particularly to detect flow separation and re-attachment. Boundary layer separation is a souce of drag
    and the cause of wing stalls. Some engineers try to determine where the external flow is going by studying the flow along the
    surface. A more accurate way to visualize free stream flow is to use smoke or laser sheets. The assumption is made that
    the smoke or seed particles for the laser move exactly with the flow and therefore gives some indication of how the flow
    moves around the model.

    The schlieren photographic technique is used for flows with a large change in fluid density. The technique relies on the
    bending of light rays across density gradients to produce a photographic image that locates the gradients. Wind tunnel
    engineers use the schlieren system to locate shock waves, which are very thin regions with high density gradients. The
    system can also be used to study combustion.

    You can investigate some wind tunnel visualization techniques by using our interactive tunnel testing applet.

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