24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-3.1.3
A NOVEL FACILITY FOR TESTING AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER
E. S. Hanff
Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
Keywords: MAV, glycerine, viscous test medium
A pilot facility based on a novel concept for very low Reynolds number testing is described. By using a high viscosity test medium it overcomes the problems encountered in conventional facilities operating in that flow regime namely, poor flow diagnostics spatial resolution and difficulty in accurately measuring aerodynamic loads.
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