Wind Tunnel Testing: Introduction and Data Acquisition

This is the first of our 3 part series on wind tunnel testing. In this video, we introduce the concept of wind tunnel testing as well as discuss the process for acquiring aerodynamic data in a wind tunnel. We examine both force/moment data as well as non-traditional data such as pressure, flow visualization, and wake surveys. Topics and timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction 1:04 – Why perform wind tunnel testing 4:19 – The Kirsten Wind Tunnel 17:03 – Data acquisition process 21:31 – Flow visualization Lecture notes and code can be downloaded from https://github.com/clum/YouTube/tree/main/FlightMech14 All Wind Tunnel videos in a single playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdnSsBqCrrEbjML0UneRVLn8YDoxql-i) All Flight Mechanics videos in a single playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdnSsBqCrrEx3A6W94sQGClk6Q4YCg-h) #FlightMechanics #WindTunnelTesting #UW You can support this channel via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/christopherwlum or by clicking on the ‘Thanks’ button underneath the video. Thank you for your help!