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Note on a Null Method for the Direct Measurement of Pressure Coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

L. H. Tanner*
Affiliation:
National Physical Laboratory
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Summary

Values of the pressure coefficient Cp between +1 and -1 can be measured directly in incompressible flow by comparison with the known pressures on a circular cylinder placed in the tunnel working section. The development of the method and the apparatus required are described. The method gives more consistent and accurate readings than can easily be obtained with normal manometer measurements, particularly when the pressure differences are small and the tunnel speed not very steady. Since the coefficients depend on Reynolds number only, less precise measurement and control of tunnel speed are required, unless, the coefficients to be measured are subject to critical scale effects. Possible ways of extending the range of coefficients which can be measured are suggested.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1955

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