Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements

Drag force measurement is one of the most important data that can be obtained in wind tunnel tests. Drag force is directly related to the energy that a vehicle needs to move, and, therefore, to the fuel costs associated with it. For vehicles, drag forces are usually measured in wind tunnels. The typ...

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Autores: Sor, Suthyvann, García-Magariño, Adelaida, Bardera, Rafael, Matías García, J. C., Donoso, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
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Palavra-chave:Balance
Load cell
Balance calibration
Drag coefficient
Wind tunnel
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spelling Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurementsSor, SuthyvannGarcía-Magariño, AdelaidaBardera, RafaelMatías García, J. C.Donoso, EduardoBalanceLoad cellBalance calibrationDrag coefficientWind tunnelDrag force measurement is one of the most important data that can be obtained in wind tunnel tests. Drag force is directly related to the energy that a vehicle needs to move, and, therefore, to the fuel costs associated with it. For vehicles, drag forces are usually measured in wind tunnels. The typical instruments for drag measurement are the force balances, which are usually complex and expensive instruments. The aim of this investigation is to study the development of a low-cost in-house balance for drag measurements in a wind tunnel. Based on a commercial available load cell XFTC300 Series in combination with simple elements designed and manufactured at INTA, a balance capable of measuring the drag force to models in a considerably wide adjustable range has been developed and characterized. The balance has been calibrated and used in a wind tunnel. Tests were carried out on a truck model, a simplified frigate shape and an Ahmed Body to obtain the resistance coefficient and evaluate the operation of the balance.This research has been supported by the Spanish INTA internal Project ‘Termofluidodinámica’.PeerreviewIOP Science PublishingInstituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)202320232019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501application/pdfhttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/ab1a7bhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/899reponame:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacialinstname:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International© 2019 European Physical Societyhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.inta.es:20.500.12666/8992026-06-23T12:46:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
title Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
spellingShingle Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
Sor, Suthyvann
Balance
Load cell
Balance calibration
Drag coefficient
Wind tunnel
title_short Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
title_full Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
title_fullStr Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
title_full_unstemmed Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
title_sort Development and characterization of a low-cost wind tunnel balance for aerodynamic drag measurements
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sor, Suthyvann
García-Magariño, Adelaida
Bardera, Rafael
Matías García, J. C.
Donoso, Eduardo
author Sor, Suthyvann
author_facet Sor, Suthyvann
García-Magariño, Adelaida
Bardera, Rafael
Matías García, J. C.
Donoso, Eduardo
author_role author
author2 García-Magariño, Adelaida
Bardera, Rafael
Matías García, J. C.
Donoso, Eduardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Balance
Load cell
Balance calibration
Drag coefficient
Wind tunnel
topic Balance
Load cell
Balance calibration
Drag coefficient
Wind tunnel
description Drag force measurement is one of the most important data that can be obtained in wind tunnel tests. Drag force is directly related to the energy that a vehicle needs to move, and, therefore, to the fuel costs associated with it. For vehicles, drag forces are usually measured in wind tunnels. The typical instruments for drag measurement are the force balances, which are usually complex and expensive instruments. The aim of this investigation is to study the development of a low-cost in-house balance for drag measurements in a wind tunnel. Based on a commercial available load cell XFTC300 Series in combination with simple elements designed and manufactured at INTA, a balance capable of measuring the drag force to models in a considerably wide adjustable range has been developed and characterized. The balance has been calibrated and used in a wind tunnel. Tests were carried out on a truck model, a simplified frigate shape and an Ahmed Body to obtain the resistance coefficient and evaluate the operation of the balance.
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