Honeycomb insertion in FCITEC wind tunnel
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https://doi.org/10.37636/recit.v43187194Keywords:
Wind tunnel, CFD, Honeycomb, Turbulence, Velocity profilesAbstract
This research presents the results of the modification in the stabilizing chamber of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology (FCITEC), wind tunnel using a honeycomb and whose objective was to reduce the intensity of turbulence in the test area. The experimental results are presented and compared with a CFD analysis performed with ANSYS-Fluent software. The modification allowed a reduction in the intensity of turbulence by 2% in the test area.
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Copyright (c) 2021 Dr. Oscar Adrián Morales Contreras, Mtro. Mauricio Leonel Paz González, Dr. Juan Antonio Paz González, Mtro. Mauricio Leonel Paz González, Dra. Emigdia Guadalupe Sumbarda Ramos, Dr. José Arciniega Martínez
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