SBIR/STTR Research Award
WIND TUNNEL SHEAR STRESS GAUGE DEVELOPMENT
Award amount
$296,214Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Pda Engineering
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A GENERAL PURPOSE AREODYNAMIC SHEAR GAUGE CONCEPT FOR USE IN THE ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER VON KARMAN GAS DYNAMIC WIND TUNNELS. THE GAUGE WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY SENSITIVE FOR BOTH LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW SHEAR MEASUREMENTS AND WILL HAVE BIAXIAL CAPABILITY. THE GAUGE SHOULD BE SUITABLE FOR SHEAR MEASUREMENTS ON BOTH ROUGH AND SMOOTH SURFACES.
Technology keywords
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