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Use of Surface Fences to Measure Wall Shear Stress in Three-dimensional Boundary Layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

J D Vagt
Affiliation:
Technische Universität, Berlin
H Fernholz
Affiliation:
Technische Universität, Berlin
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Summary

If surface fences are to be applied for measuring skin friction in three-dimensional boundary layers they must be calibrated for both magnitude and direction of the shear stress. Results of the calibration for fences of different height are given. Furthermore, a manufacturing process and a mounting procedure are described to obtain surface fences with identical calibration curves.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1973

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