Wind Tunnel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aerodynamics testing device
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:football
bridges
buildings
cars
trains
gptkbp:component data acquisition system
balance system
contraction cone
diffuser
fan or blower
flow straightener
test section
gptkbp:establishedIn late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wind Tunnel
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_Browning
Francis Herbert Wenham
gptkbp:notableExample Full-Scale Wind Tunnel at NASA Langley
Langley Research Center wind tunnel
NASA Ames Research Center wind tunnel
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:government_agency
universities
research institutions
aerospace companies
automotive companies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Reynolds_number
gptkb:wind_engineering
fluid dynamics
aerodynamics
force measurement
pressure measurement
flow visualization
scale model testing
smoke visualization
gptkbp:requires calibration
powerful fans
precise instrumentation
gptkbp:type transonic wind tunnel
subsonic wind tunnel
hypersonic wind tunnel
supersonic wind tunnel
gptkbp:usedFor testing building models
measuring drag
measuring lift
simulating airflow
testing aerodynamic properties
testing aircraft models
testing automobile models
gptkbp:usedIn aerospace engineering
civil engineering
automotive engineering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miroku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6