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Comparison Tests Between Major European and North American Automotive Wind Tunnels
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The results of comparative aerodynamic force measurements on a full-scale notchback-type vehicle, performed between 6 European companies operating full-scale automotive wind tunnels, were published in the SAE Paper 800140. Correlation tests with the same vehicle have been extended to 2 further European and 3 North American wind tunnels. First the geometry, the design and the flow data of the different wind tunnels is compared. The facilities compared include wind tunnels with open-test-sections, closed-test-sections and one tunnel with slotted side walls. The comparison of results, especially for drag coefficients, show that the correlation between the differently designed wind tunnels is reasonable. Problems of blockage correction are briefly discussed. The comparison tests furthermore revealed that careful design of the wheel pads and blockage corrections for lift seem to be very influential in achieving reasonable lift correlations. Six-component measurements show similar problems. Suggestions for improving correlations are presented.
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Buchheim, R., Unger, R., Jousserandot, P., Mercker, E. et al., "Comparison Tests Between Major European and North American Automotive Wind Tunnels," SAE Technical Paper 830301, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/830301.Also In
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