Design and calibration of a water tunnel for skin friction research

A new water tunnel facility has been designed for application in skin friction and boundary layer research. The closed loop, recirculating facility with working section 200 χ 600 χ 2400 mm and test surface 600 χ 1000 mm has been designed to operate at working section flow speeds of up to 2 ms -1 (Re...

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Published inAustralian journal of mechanical engineering Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 111 - 124
Main Authors Sargison, J E, Barton, A F, Walker, G J, Brandner, P A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.01.2009
Subjects
biofilm
biofouling
Computational fluid dynamics
Design and construction
drag
Frictional resistance (Hydrodynamics)
skin friction
Skin friction (Aerodynamics)
Water tunnel
Water tunnels
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Summary:A new water tunnel facility has been designed for application in skin friction and boundary layer research. The closed loop, recirculating facility with working section 200 χ 600 χ 2400 mm and test surface 600 χ 1000 mm has been designed to operate at working section flow speeds of up to 2 ms -1 (Reynolds number based on test surface length 2.2 χ 10 6 ). A force balance enables the direct measurement of drag on test surfaces. Hot film, pitot and multi-hole pressure probes are used to investigate the near wall flow.
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Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2009: 111-124
ISSN:1448-4846
2204-2253
DOI:10.1080/14484846.2009.11464585