Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
aerodynamic testing facility
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| gptkbp:component |
Control System
contraction cone diffuser fan or blower flow straightener test section |
| gptkbp:enables |
turbulence research
environmental simulation parachute testing scale model testing wind load analysis boundary layer studies bridge aerodynamics full-scale testing pollutant dispersion studies vehicle noise measurement |
| gptkbp:establishedIn |
1871
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wind Tunnels
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
Francis Herbert Wenham
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:National_Physical_Laboratory_(UK)
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center gptkb:Langley_Research_Center TsAGI (Russia) |
| gptkbp:measures |
lift
drag pressure distribution flow visualization |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
DNW (German-Dutch Wind Tunnels)
Full-Scale Wind Tunnel (NASA Langley) Kármán Line Wind Tunnel (Caltech) Large Low-Speed Facility (NASA Ames) Transonic Wind Tunnel (ONERA, France) |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering Sports Science Fluid Mechanics Computational Fluid Dynamics Wind Engineering |
| gptkbp:type |
transonic wind tunnel
closed-circuit wind tunnel subsonic wind tunnel hypersonic wind tunnel supersonic wind tunnel open-circuit wind tunnel |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:building
gptkb:engineer vehicle testing aerodynamic research sports equipment testing |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Automotive_Test_Facility
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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