Suppression of background noise in a transonic wind-tunnel test section

AIAA Journal ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1467-1471 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Schutzenhofer ◽  
P. W. Howard
Author(s):  
Jiming Chen ◽  
Shenghao Wu ◽  
Zhenhua Chen ◽  
Jinlei Lyu ◽  
Haitao Pei

The noise level of wind tunnel test section is respected as one of the most important performance specifications to represent the flow field quality, especially for large scale wind tunnel. According to the acoustic experimental research conducted in the 0.6 m continuous transonic wind tunnel of CARDC, main noise sources in the tunnel loop included the compressor, the high-speed diffuser and the test section. To reduce the noise in the test section, it is necessary to prevent the test section from the compressor noise propagated both forward and backward. In 0.6 m wind tunnel loop, acoustic treatments were installed on both the compressor rear cone and the fourth corner to prevent the noise emitted from the compressor from propagating forward. The vanes in the forth corner were filled with glass fibers and covered with perforated panels. And the compressor rear cone was covered with three layers of micro-perforated panels. With acoustic treatment in the tunnel loop and the second throat throttling, the fluctuation pressure coefficient (ΔCp) is lower than 0.8%, which is close to the international advanced level.


2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Yu Zhang ◽  
Shui Liang Wang ◽  
Yan Sun

It is crucial measuring position and attitude of model to gain the precise and accurate data in wind tunnel tests. The model displacement videogrammetric measurement (MDVM) system and its key techniques such as the exterior orientation with big rotation angles and large-overlap, mark points, image processing and calibration based on the known distances are therefore presented. The practice example in Asia's largest (2.4m) transonic wind tunnel has demonstrated the MDVM system and its key techniques are correct and feasible, and they have application value.


2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dijana Damljanovic ◽  
Djordje Vukovic ◽  
Aleksandar Vitic ◽  
Jovan Isakovic ◽  
Goran Ocokoljic

Author(s):  
Aline Aguiar da Franca ◽  
Dirk Abel

This article presents a concept of test section for a closed-return wind tunnel, where the lift force of an airfoil, which depends on the angle of attack, is controlled in real-time. This airfoil is used to represent a wind turbine blade. The lift force of the blades is what produces the rotor torque of the wind turbine. This torque determines the amount of energy that will be captured by the wind turbine. The linear dynamics of the motor used to change the angle of attack and the static non-linearity of the airfoil are modeled as a Wiener model. The Quadratic Dynamic Matrix Controller based on Wiener model with linearizing pre-compensation is implemented to keep the lift force constant, which is desirable to avoid mechanical loads for wind turbine applications.


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