Date of Award
6-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Operations Research
Department
Department of Operational Sciences
First Advisor
Eric L. Brooks, PhD
Abstract
Wind tunnels are used to test scale-model air frames in order to collect aerodynamic data. The Subsonic Aerodynamic Research Laboratory (SARL) Wind Tunnel is a low speed wind tunnel located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The SARL Wind Tunnel team approached AFIT for assistance in creating statistically defensible models for the conditions inside the wind tunnel. During a wind tunnel test, pressure sensors cannot be placed at the test model. Instead, pressure is measured by a pitot probe permanently mounted in the corner of the test chamber. The pressure at the model location is predicted from the measurements taken by this pitot probe.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENS-MS-21-J-062
DTIC Accession Number
AD1144057
Recommended Citation
Roche, Timothy A., "Statistically Defensible Wind Tunnel Models" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 5063.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/5063
Included in
Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys Commons, Other Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons