High Reynolds Number Transonic Ludwieg Tube Wind Tunnel
The high Reynolds number transonic Ludwieg tube wind tunnel has a porous wall test section that measures 19.5 by 23.2 cm. It is an impulse facility with a run time of about 120 ms. The Mach number range is 0.5-1.2 and the Reynolds number range is 4-40 million/meter. The extremely high Reynolds number capability enables full-scale simulation of rotor aerodynamics. The tunnel has a low level of turbulence, with free stream pressure fluctuations of only 1 percent rms. It possesses a 5 component balance.
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