Technical Evaluation Report on Fluid Dynamics Panel Specialists' Meeting on Wall Interference in Wind Tunnels

摘要

The Fluid Dynamics Panel has been concerned with stimulating activity to understand and quantify the effects of wind tunnel wall interference. Many research endeavors have been undertaken to lean how to correct wind tunnel data or to reduce the wall induced interference. Successful efforts have been largely limited to solid wall, low speed situations. The invention of ventilated wall tunnels did much to reduce the tunnel boundary induced interferences. The adaptive wall concept promises to finally provide a test environment with negligible wall interference. The primary purpose of this meeting was to review and assess the current status of wall interference correction methods and adaptive wall research in three sessions: Solid Wall Wind Tunnels, Ventilated Wall Wind Tunnels, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnels.