Design and Performance Evaluation of Slotted Walls for Two-Dimensional Wind Tunnels

Abstract

A procedure for designing slotted walls for two dimensional wind tunnels is is presented. The design objective is the minimization of blockage of streamline curvature or the reduction of both. The slotted wall boundary condition is derived both for flow from the tunnel into the plenum and vice versa, and the procedure for evaluating wall interference is described. A correlation of experimental data for the slotted wall boundary condition is given. Results are given for several designs and evaluations of slotted wind tunnel walls.