Evaluation of a new wind tunnel with expanding corners

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 197-203

  Lindgren, B ^a   Johansson, A V ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TURBULENCE;

CIRCUIT DESIGN; FLOW VELOCITY; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENTS;

WIND TUNNELS;

EVALUATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TESTING METHOD; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 1142305883     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-003-0705-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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