03.2 - Experimental Aerodynamics
PROPOSAL FOR DISTINGUISHING USABLE DATA UNDER HIGH WIND TUNNEL BLOCKAGE USING AN RAE2822 TEST CASE
H. Mohsin¹, S.A. Prince¹, D. Di Pasquale¹; ¹Cranfield University, United Kingdom
This study proposes a methodology that tackles the main issues in attaining usable data for a large model in a small-scale industrial wind tunnel. It employs tunnel top wall pressure measurements alone to (i) estimate model buffet onset and (ii) identify tunnel flow breakdown for instance in a chocked wind tunnel, thereby distinguishing usable from non-usable data for free air validation. rnrn
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0592