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Yaw Probe used as Preston Tube

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

N. Rajaratnam  and
D. Muralidhar
N. Rajaratnam
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
D. Muralidhar
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Summary

In this note it is suggested that the three-tube yaw probe be placed on the boundary and used as a Preston tube to measure the boundary shear stress when both its magnitude and direction are unknown. The calibration results necessary for this method are also presented herein.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 72 , Issue 696 , December 1968 , pp. 1059 - 1060
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1968 

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