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Flotek 1440 with NACA 4415 airfoil - Labview computer screen is displaying real time data from test in progress
NACA 4415 with Tuffs showing rear section of airfoil in stall condition while the leading edge is still in laminar flow
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2415 and NACA0015 airfoil by just logging into a different IP address. They actually could operate two wind tunnels at once and show the data difference on two monitors simultaneously. The wind tunnels will interface to a state-ofthe-art system based on National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW, which will control the wind tunnel and display performance data. The application was developed by Viewpoint Systems. With this system the experience of operating the wind tunnel remotely, will be the same for the students as if they where in the same room as the wind tunnel. Interactivity will include adjustable test section velocity and airfoil angle attack giving the student complete control of the experiment. By adding audio and video the students will be able to actually see the effects of stall on airfoil as the angle of attack is increased. A side benefit of this process is that the ability to remotely control a device located in another distant location may well be more exciting to the student than a device that is immediately in front of them. Wind tunnels will also be made available for students to send models to Mech-Net for testing. Students will make their own wind turbine blades, 1/10th scale car bodies and other experiments. Once the experiment is mounted they will log in and conduct the experiment in real time on their own model. WIND TUNNEL INTERNATIONAL | 2010