Wind Tunnel Corrections and Data Reduction

This is the second of our 3 part series on wind tunnel testing. In this video, we discuss 11 different corrections and data reduction processes that are applied to raw wind tunnel data to transform it into data that more closely resembles full scale, free air flight.

Topics and timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
4:20 – A. Indicated to actual q
22:32 – B. Balance interactions
56:58 – C. Tares: strut/fork, tare and interference
1:10:22 – D: Weight tares
1:20:25 – E: Moment transfers
1:27:31 – F. Blockage corrections
1:42:15 – G. Initial coefficients
1:45:41 – H. Flow angularity (upflow/crossflow)
2:09:01 – I. Wall corrections
2:36:58 – J. Final coefficients and corrected AoA
2:40:41 – Axis transfers
2:48:30 – References and conclusions

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