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Three-Dimensional Airflow Visualization by Smoke Tunnel
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Abstract
A new smoke tunnel to visualize airflow around three-dimensional models has been originated for a study of automotive aerodynamics. The necessity to develop the facility, its technical data, and some examples of visualization are discussed. The facility, whose test section is 1 m high, 1 m wide, and 1.5 m long, is provided for 1/6-scale passenger car models. Thirty-nine lines of kerosene vapor in a vertical plane make airflow clearly visible at the airspeed of 2-9 m/s. The high Reynolds number of 2.5 X 105, based on wheelbase, is obtained.
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Oda, N. and Hoshino, T., "Three-Dimensional Airflow Visualization by Smoke Tunnel," SAE Technical Paper 741029, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/741029.Also In
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