Air Flow Formation in the Inlet of a Closed Circuit Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel using the One-Set Guide Vanes Solution

Kłaput, Renata; Kocoń, Agnieszka; Flaga, Andrzej

doi:10.4467/2353737XCT.17.131.6882

Abstract

The paper presents tests of wind velocity distribution at the inlet to the working section of a wind tunnel. Unconventional guide vanes were introduced in the construction of the wind tunnel to obtain a uniform air flow in this area.

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Air Flow Formation in the Inlet of a Closed Circuit Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel using the One-Set Guide Vanes Solution

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