wind-tunnel pressure
1wind tunnel — /wind/, Aeron. a tubular chamber or structure in which a steady current of air can be maintained at a controlled velocity, equipped with devices for measuring and recording forces and moments on scale models of complete aircraft or of their parts …
2wind tunnel — ☆ wind tunnel n. a tunnel like chamber through which air is forced and in which airplanes, motor vehicles, etc., or their scale models, are tested to determine the effects of wind pressure …
3Wind tunnel — A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or around solid objects.Ways that wind speed and flow are measured in wind tunnels: * Threads can be attached to the surface of study objects to… …
4wind tunnel — A tunnel like chamber in which a current of air can be maintained at a constant velocity and in which motor vehicles (and aircraft, etc.) are tested to determine their aerodynamic properties and the effects of wind pressure …
5Supersonic wind tunnel — A supersonic wind tunnel is a wind tunnel that produces supersonic speeds (1.2 …
6Hypersonic wind tunnel — A hypersonic wind tunnel is designed to generate a hypersonic flow field in the working section. The speed of these tunnels vary from Mach 5 to 15. As with supersonic wind tunnels, these types of tunnels must run intermittently with very high… …
7Trisonic wind tunnel — The Trisonic Wind Tunnel (TWT) is a wind tunnel in El Segundo, California. It was built by North American Aviation in the 1950s. This tunnel is so named because it is capable of testing in three speed regimes subsonic, transonic, and supersonic,… …
8Subsonic and transonic wind tunnel — ubsonic tunnelLow speed wind tunnels are used for operations at very low mach number, with speeds in the test section up to 400 km/h ( 100 m/s, M = 0.3). They are of open return type ( losses. Open wind tunnelThe working principle is based on the …
9altitude wind tunnel — A wind tunnel in which the air pressure, temperature, and humidity can be varied to simulate conditions at different altitudes. In an altitude wind tunnel for testing engines, provision is made for exchanging fresh air for exhaust laden air… …
10wind — wind1 n. /wind/, Literary /wuynd/; v. /wind/, n. 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any …
