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Small Scale Research in Automobile Aerodynamics
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Mid-Year Meeting
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English
Abstract
This paper describes a three component strain gage balance designed to measure aerodynamic forces exerted on small automobile models when subjected to turbulence in an experimental wind tunnel. The instrument is described and the details of obtaining values with it are fully explained. Although tests were conducted on these models at quarter-scale Reynolds number, results agree closely with similar tests on larger models. The balance makes practical some unusual preliminary investigations before developing full-scale prototypes.
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Citation
Larrabee, E., "Small Scale Research in Automobile Aerodynamics," SAE Technical Paper 660384, 1966, https://doi.org/10.4271/660384.Also In
References
- Prandtl Tietjens, “Applied Hydro and Aeromechanics.” New York Dover Publications 230
- Kelly, Kyropoulos, Tanner, “Automobile Aerodynamics.” S.A.E. Preprint 148B 1960