25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-3.5.3

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL TECHNIQUE FOR AUTOMOTIVE WIND TUNNEL TESTING

T. E. Farrell, L. S. Miller
Wichita State Univ., USA

Keywords: Boundary Layer Control, Automotive, Wind Tunnel

Many boundary layer control techniques are used in ground vehicle testing. Here an alternative boundary layer control method is discussed. Low momentum flow can be energized using circulation from a rotating cylinder. A comparison study shows that this application may be a more cost-efficient solution than current techniques.

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