Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind tunnel
- Patent Title (中): 风洞
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Application No.: US11921198Application Date: 2006-05-23
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Publication No.: US07640796B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Victor Petruk
- Applicant: Victor Petruk
- Agent Aleksandr Smushkovich
- Priority: UA2005005083 20050530
- International Application: PCT/UA2006/000029 WO 20060523
- International Announcement: WO2006/130125 WO 20061207
- Main IPC: G01M9/00
- IPC: G01M9/00

Abstract:
The invention relates to closed-circuit tunnels used for aerodynamic researches, sportsmen-parachutists training and other purposes. The inventive closed-circuit tunnel comprises a confuser, a working area, a diffuser, one or several return channels, a blower unit and turning bends having different flow deflection angle, wherein the bend having the smaller flow deflection angle is placed in a high-speed flow cross-section, whereas the bend having the greater flow deflection angle is arranged in a low flow speed cross-section. In a preferred embodiment, the tunnel comprises a first turning bend containing one turning gut for turning the airflow at 60 degrees, a second turning bend containing two turning guts for turning the airflow at 120 degrees, and a third turning bend containing three turning guts for turning the airflow at 180 degrees. The invention makes it possible to reduce air pressure losses, the drive power and a specific amount of metal per structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090277263A1 WIND TUNNEL Public/Granted day:2009-11-12
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