Examining potential reductions in wind tunnel testing requirements

Authors

• Raymond R.. Hill, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Darryl K. Ahner, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Douglas A. Dillard, USAF
• Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2018

Abstract

Wind tunnel test campaigns involve a large number of experimental data points, can take a long time to accomplish, and can consume tremendous resources. Design of experiments is a systematic approach to experimental design and analysis that has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of wind tunnel testing. We use a legacy wind tunnel test campaign and compare the resulting data from that campaign to data generated using smaller experimental design strategies. The comparison is accomplished using a Monte Carlo sampling methodology coupled with a statistical comparison of the estimated surfaces. Initial results from a 2-phase experiment suggest a tremendous opportunity to reduce wind tunnel test efforts without losing test information and provide suggestions on the types of designs to use to best realize the test matrix reductions.

Comments

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DOI

10.1002/qre.2330

Source Publication

Quality and Reliability Engineering International (ISSN 0748-8017 | eISSN 1099-1638)

Recommended Citation

Hill, R. R., Ahner, D. K., Dillard, D. A., & Montgomery, D. C. (2018). Examining potential reductions in wind tunnel testing requirements. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 34(7), 1363–1373. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.2330