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Basic geometries of the new closed circuit wind tunnel of the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)


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Wiriadidjaja, Surjatin and Mohd Rafie, Azmin Shakrine and Mustapha, Faizal and Hasim, Fadilah and Khan, Tabrej and Djojodihardjo, Harijono (2014) Basic geometries of the new closed circuit wind tunnel of the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Applied Mechanics and Materials, 629. pp. 376-381. ISSN 1660-9336; ESSN: 1662-7482

Abstract

The existing UPM low speed wind tunnel was usually occupied by students, who carried out their final year projects or postgraduate researches, so that there was hardly free time slot for any additional testing work. Due to this reason, a new wind tunnel project has been started recently. Some basic specifications of the new tunnel have been pre-selected before the project was started, which comprised the following design decisions: a tunnel speed of 50 m/s, a test section area of lxl m2, and a closed circuit tunnel type. It wouldn’t be difficult to perceive that this pre-selection was made based on some of the trade-off results among the project’s options and constraints. This paper is aimed to present a simple analysis on the design of the new tunnel, focusing only on its basic geometries. Some design decisions that have been made related to its basic geometries are analyzed and reported in this paper. This analysis may be considered as a design verification of the new tunnel or even perhaps be regarded as scientific justification for its existence.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.629.376
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications
Keywords: Experimental aerodynamics; Flow quality; Subsonic wind tunnel design
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2015 04:20
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2015 04:20
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36622
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