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GARTEUR TP 132

Adaptive wall wind tunnels / J-P. archambaud, M.J. Goodyer, S.O.T.H. Han, H. Holst, Y. le Sant, M.C. Lewis, D. Rozendal, G. Shadbolt, J. Smith. - GARTEUR TP 132. April 2003

Summary:

This report presents the results of a study by an action group as proposed by the Aerodynamics Responsables of the Group for Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe: GARTEUR AD (AG-18). The study focussed on "relative merits" of flexible wall test sections versus conventional ventilated wall test sections, for a Mach number range that is of particular interest to modern transport aircraft development (0.70<Ma<0.85).

The ever increasing demands for higher accuracy and lower development cost are the measuring sticks, against which the respective merits of the different types of test section should be held. The group's primary objectives concerned data accuracy and reliability, productivity and operating cost, and systems reliability. Secondary objectives concerned the accessibility of the test section (for personnel, tools and instrument mounting) and its consequences in terms of versatility.

The report is the joint product of all action group members. For practical reasons only, some action group members have been made "editor" for a specific chapter or "co-author" for a specific section of the report. The work covered in a particular chapter or section, however, is most often the sum of contributions of the individual members. For that reason, no other references to individual persons have been made. Also, the final report has been endorsed by all action group members.

For a complete copy of the document, contact with GARTEUR Secretary.

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