Wind tunnel test section design active flow control implementation
Mack, Mac (Delainey)
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Description
Title
Wind tunnel test section design active flow control implementation
Author(s)
Mack, Mac (Delainey)
Issue Date
2025-05-09
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Saxton-Fox, Theresa
Department of Study
Aerospace Engineering
Discipline
Aerospace Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Wind Tunnel Design
Active Flow Control
Suction/blowing For Boundary Layer Control
Language
eng
Abstract
The wind tunnel is the single most important piece of equipment we have as experimentalists in fluid mechanics. As such, it is important that the test section is user friendly. The Saxton-Fox research group has had a functioning wind tunnel, used to study the behavior of turbulent boundary layers in multiple conditions [1]. The test section of this wind tunnel had many benefits, having been designed by a previous student in the research group [2]. However, its maintenance was challenging, and structural challenges led to sagging over multiple years of use. This thesis describes a new test section design that focuses on structural stability, ease of access, and easy and reliable passage of maintenance knowledge. For maintenance to be possible, detailed knowledge of how the test section was built last is needed. The thesis also describes the design of a suction system, intended to modify the wind tunnel conditions for future experiments. . . .
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