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Development of a smoke visualisation system for wind tunnel laboratory experiments

Trinder, Martin; Jabbal, Mark

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Authors

Martin Trinder

MARK JABBAL Mark.Jabbal@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor



Abstract

The design, build and test of a smoke visualisation system for a vertical wind tunnel at Brunel University are described. The smoke visualisation system utilised a fog machine for smoke generation and required the design and manufacture of a smoke rake to produce smoke lines inside the wind tunnel test section. The application of these smoke lines over several test objects, including wing sections and bluff body shapes, demonstrated the functionality of the smoke system in producing high-quality visualisations. The facility has proven to be an economic addition in supporting other research projects and is anticipated to be a valuable ‘hands on’ addition to existing aerospace laboratory teaching.

Citation

Trinder, M., & Jabbal, M. (2013). Development of a smoke visualisation system for wind tunnel laboratory experiments. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 41(1), https://doi.org/10.7227/IJMEE.41.1.5

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 1, 2012
Publication Date Jan 1, 2013
Deposit Date Sep 15, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal International Journal of Mechanial Engineering Education
Print ISSN 0306-4190
Electronic ISSN 2050-4586
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.7227/IJMEE.41.1.5
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/712378
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.7227/IJMEE.41.1.5
Additional Information Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications

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