A new method is offered to simulate heat transfer processes in nonequilibrium viscous shock layers near the catalytic body surface at hypcrsonic wind tunnel and free natural flight conditions. The method is based on computations of nonequilibrium parameters in thin viscous sbock layers, and on an analogy with flows that arise behind normal shock waves. The obtained simplified relationships betw...

NASA Ames Research Center has developed several advanced distributed information systems to assist the distribution, analysis and management of data from experimental and numerical tests on aircraft wings and other aeronautical components. These systems provide immediate access to numerical aeronautics simulations and redefine the analysis operations for classic wind tunnel tests. The informati...

The development of Doppler global velocimetry is described from its inception to its use as a flow diagnostics tool. Its evolution is traced from an elementary one-component laboratory prototype, to a full three-component configuration operating in a wind tunnel at focal distances exceeding 15 m. As part of the developmental process, several wind tunnel flow field investigations were conducted....

A new approach based on a Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN) has been proposed to predict the planform surface pressure field on a wing-tail combination in low subsonic flow. Extensive wind tunnel results were used for training the network and verification of the values predicted by this approach. GRNN has been trained by the aforementioned experimental data and subsequently was used ...

A study of steady lift interference effects in wind tunnels with several different wall conditions has been carried out using a three-dimensional resistance network. The methods by which the various boundary conditions were simulated on the network are described in detail; conditions included closed, open, slotted and perforated walls. The evaluation of interference parameters is described, and...

In this project fluid flow over various airplane wings was simulated using lattice gas cellular automata (LGCA)[1]. The aim of this simulation was to study how the drag and lift forces on a wing vary for various wing shapes, wing pitches and wind speed. The results of this study are presented, along with key details of the LGCA implementation that was used to construct the wind tunnel and inter...

Tendency to build more slender and more flexible tall buildings have made these structures susceptible to action of wind. Therefore, wind force is one of the prime considerations in design of tall buildings. The prediction of wind-induced pressure coefficients on the surface of the buildings is of considerable practical importance. Wind tunnel testing is one of the main methods for wind load de...