A Pressure Data System For A 50-In. Continuous Mach 8 Wind Tunnel
Report Number: AEDC TDR 62-96
Author(s): Hightower, F. C., Jr.
Corporate Author(s): Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold Air Force Station Tenn
Laboratory: Arnold Engineering Development Center
Date of Publication: 1962-05
Pages: 30
Contract: AF 40(600)-800
DoD Project: None Given
Identifier: AD0275554
Abstract:
This report is a description of a pressure data system designed and built for use with a 50-inch, continuous, Mach 8 wind tunnel. The system is basically a nine-channel system, with a capacity for 99 model pressure ports. Three ranges and seven reference pressure levels are employed to provide an extended pressure level coverage, while maintaining low-level sensitivity. Control circuits are employed to automatically select the proper range and refernce level for each pressure measurement, and to simplify calibration procedures. A description of the measuring and control systems components is included, along with a section on the operation of the control system. The report is concluded with an evaluation of the pressure data system, based on a two-year period of operation.
Provenance: IIT
Author(s): Hightower, F. C., Jr.
Corporate Author(s): Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold Air Force Station Tenn
Laboratory: Arnold Engineering Development Center
Date of Publication: 1962-05
Pages: 30
Contract: AF 40(600)-800
DoD Project: None Given
Identifier: AD0275554
Abstract:
This report is a description of a pressure data system designed and built for use with a 50-inch, continuous, Mach 8 wind tunnel. The system is basically a nine-channel system, with a capacity for 99 model pressure ports. Three ranges and seven reference pressure levels are employed to provide an extended pressure level coverage, while maintaining low-level sensitivity. Control circuits are employed to automatically select the proper range and refernce level for each pressure measurement, and to simplify calibration procedures. A description of the measuring and control systems components is included, along with a section on the operation of the control system. The report is concluded with an evaluation of the pressure data system, based on a two-year period of operation.
Provenance: IIT