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A basic one-component Doppler Global Velocimetry (DGV) system has been developed at Wichita State University. This system was evaluated on a round axisymmetric jet. The results are compared with measurements made using traditional Constant Temperature Anemometry (CTA) and Preston tube measurements at 3.2, 9.6 and 16.0 jet exit diameters downstream and along the jet centerline. The DGV results show similar trends to these measurements. Software corrections for camera misalignment, optical distortions, and laser frequency variations were necessary to assure data quality. Results indicate good agreement between the DGV and CTA measurements exist.

The aerodynamic properties of a forward-swept wing were tested at low Reynolds numbers. The investigation was performed in a low-speed wind tunnel using a reflection plane model. Tunnel balance, model pressure taps, and flow visualization results were utilized to characterize the wing behavior over a range of Reynolds numbers from 0.25 × 106 - 0.75 × 106. In addition, the experimental data is compared to results obtained using a recently developed computer program known as WING3D. This modified Non-Planar Vortex Lattice Method program can calculate total wing lift and surface pressure distributions. The forward-swept wing has good aerodynamic qualities; in addition, the flow, on the outboard sections of the wing, remains attached beyond stall. The comparison of WING3D and experimental surface pressure distributions is good.