Fundamental and Experimental Aerodynamics

S3 Transonic Wind-Tunnel
Study of an OAT15A Wing Profile in Critical Regime

Setup between walls of a 2D
profile at 3.5° of incidence.
Search for optimum shock beating conditions.

Visualizations and measurements

Schlieren visualizations by high-speed camera and Strobodrum

 
Surface visualizations

Measurement of steady, unsteady pressures

Wake measurement by trident probe

Measurement by static and conditional laser velocimetry

PIV measurement

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