27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-3.3.1

STRUCTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR WIND TUNNEL MODELS MADE BY RAPID PROTOTYPING

E. Kroll, D. Artzi, G. Ralbag
Technion, Israel

Keywords: wind tunnel testing, rapid prototyping, aerodynamic testing

Design guidelines are presented to help in designing a wind tunnel model fabricated by rapid prototyping. The focus is on the structural design and manufacturing aspects of the model, which include the overall architecture, realization of suitable connections between parts, and strength and stiffness enhancement using metallic inserts.

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