Flow-Through Transducer for Wind Tunnel Analysis

Existing integral flow-through balances have been limited to five-component force and moment measurements (normal and side force; pitch, yaw, and rolling moment) excluding a sixth desired force measurement: axial force. To enable key aerospace R&D applications, NASA’s Langley Research Center has developed a single-piece flow-through transducer design capable of measuring all six components adding in the Axial force measurement.