Event Title
Wind Tunnel & Vacuum Chamber System
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Faculty Mentor
Dr. Soren Maloney
Document Type
Poster Presentation
Date of Publication
2021
Abstract
Testing of components in adverse conditions is an important part of the design process. A significant amount of cost can be reduced if the testing protype is optimized in the simulated environment. As such, a wind tunnel with thermal vacuum capabilities is designed and built to improve the quality of testing data in an educational laboratory setting. To achieve this, the laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer were used to design the full-scale closed-loop wind tunnel. Compared to simulated testing, the system can manipulate the vacuum pressure, temperature, and airflow of the system which will improve data quality.
Keywords
Wind Tunnel, Vacuum Chamber, Thermodynamics
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/3039
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Wind Tunnel & Vacuum Chamber System
Testing of components in adverse conditions is an important part of the design process. A significant amount of cost can be reduced if the testing protype is optimized in the simulated environment. As such, a wind tunnel with thermal vacuum capabilities is designed and built to improve the quality of testing data in an educational laboratory setting. To achieve this, the laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer were used to design the full-scale closed-loop wind tunnel. Compared to simulated testing, the system can manipulate the vacuum pressure, temperature, and airflow of the system which will improve data quality.
Comments
Cutberto commented "Very good, interesting project. Congratulations Carlos and friends."; Chris G. commented "Amazing work combining a wind tunnel and vacuum chamber! I'm excited to see how this turns out!"; Lynn commented "Very interesting! Great job everyone!"; Jacob commented "Nicely done guys, very fascinating."; Emily commented "this is really amazing. Good job guys and girls!";