What are wind tunnels?
In the most basic sense, they are ground-based experimental facilities designed to produce flows of air (sometimes other gases), which simulate the natural flows occurring outside the laboratory. For aerospace engineering applications, wind tunnels are designed to simulate flows encountered in the flight of airplanes, missiles, or space vehicles. They are classified on the basis of flight Mach number from low speed subsonic to hypersonic.
How to Calculate Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity?
Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity calculator uses Velocity at Point 2 = sqrt((2*(Pressure at Point 1-Pressure at Point 2))/(Density*(1-1/Contraction Ratio^2))) to calculate the Velocity at Point 2, Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity formula is obtained from Bernoulli's principle and it is a function of the pressure difference between reservoir and test section. Velocity at Point 2 is denoted by V2 symbol.
How to calculate Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity, enter Pressure at Point 1 (P1), Pressure at Point 2 (P2), Density (ρ0) & Contraction Ratio (Alift) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Wind Tunnel Test Section Velocity calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.66291 = sqrt((2*(9800-9630.609))/(997*(1-1/2.1^2))).