Design of a Continuous Flow Water Channel for Fluid Dynamics Research
Document Number: 2008-01-2994
Date Published: December 2008
Author(s):
Sam Hellman - Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte
Peter Thomas Tkacik - Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte
Abstract:
Water tunnels are used for a variety of research purposes including hydrodynamic and aerodynamic studies. In order to meet the technical needs of the research topics, a water tunnel with a one square meter cross section has been designed to reach one meter per second flow rates in a continuous flow environment. The primary mode for achieving this Re \me 10\u6 system is an extremely high flow rate pump combined with an ultra-high efficiency flow path. The tunnel will weigh over 24,000 kg and will have a test velocity of 1 m/s. The tunnel is under construction in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Motorsports Research facility and the expectation is that it will be operational in January of 2009.
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See other papers presented at Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition, December 2008, Concord, NC, USA, Session: Aerodynamics Technical Opportunities, Needs and Testing
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