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    Excerpts From: "Wind Loading of Large Telescopes": Myung Cho, Larry Stepp, George Angeli David Smith

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    The document summarizes the results of wind tests performed on the Gemini South telescope. It discusses: 1) The purpose of the wind tests was to measure wind pressures and velocities at various telescope configurations to identify the effects of wind attack angles, telescope pointing angle, and vent gate positions. 2) Over 116 test configurations were used, measuring pressure and velocities at 10 samples per second from 24 pressure and 6 anemometer sensors. 3) Statistical analysis showed that vent gate position had the largest effect on pressure, while telescope elevation angle was not statistically significant. Pressure and mirror deformation were greatly reduced when vent gates were closed compared to open. 4) Graphs show relationships between wind speed and mirror

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    The document summarizes the results of wind tests performed on the Gemini South telescope. It discusses: 1) The purpose of the wind tests was to measure wind pressures and velocities at various telescope configurations to identify the effects of wind attack angles, telescope pointing angle, and vent gate positions. 2) Over 116 test configurations were used, measuring pressure and velocities at 10 samples per second from 24 pressure and 6 anemometer sensors. 3) Statistical analysis showed that vent gate position had the largest effect on pressure, while telescope elevation angle was not statistically significant. Pressure and mirror deformation were greatly reduced when vent gates were closed compared to open. 4) Graphs show relationships between wind speed and mirror

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    The document summarizes the results of wind tests performed on the Gemini South telescope. It discusses: 1) The purpose of the wind tests was to measure wind pressures and velocities at various telescope configurations to identify the effects of wind attack angles, telescope pointing angle, and vent gate positions. 2) Over 116 test configurations were used, measuring pressure and velocities at 10 samples per second from 24 pressure and 6 anemometer sensors. 3) Statistical analysis showed that vent gate position had the largest effect on pressure, while telescope elevation angle was not statistically significant. Pressure and mirror deformation were greatly reduced when vent gates were closed compared to open. 4) Graphs show relationships between wind speed and mirror

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    “Wind Loading of Large Telescopes”

    Myung Cho, Larry Stepp, George Angeli


    AURA New Initiatives Office
    David Smith
    MERLAB

    Wind Test and Procedures

    • Why: to identify source of pressure variations


    – Wind attack angles
    – Telescope pointing angle (Zenith angle)
    – Wind vent gate positions
    • How: to setup various test configurations
    – 116 different combinations of wind test
    • What: to measure wind pressure/velocities
    – 24/32 pressure; 6 anemometers
    – Pressure/velocities at 10 samples/second (no delay)

    1
    Vents Open

    Gemini South Wind Tests


    (May 2000) Sensor locations
    Ultrasonic anemometer
    3-axis anemometers

    Pressure sensors, 32 places

    Ultrasonic anemometer Pressure sensors

    2
    Overview of the L16, L9 Analyses statistical approach -

    standard design of experiments (DOE)

    • Largest effect is from vent gate position.


    • Elevation angle is NOT statistically significant.

    Simultaneous Animations
    (c00030oo)

    Wind Pressure (N/m2) Mirror Deformation (microns)

    Wind Speed at 5 Locations (m/sec)

    3
    Best Fit to Average Pressure

    Wind pressure at sensor


    locations
    Temporal Average pressure
    at sensor locations

    Effect of vent gate positions

    Pressure Deformation

    C00030oo
    open
    open

    Surface RMS = 0.31 microns

    C00030cc
    closed
    closed

    Surface RMS = 0.03 microns

    4
    Buffeting vs. Wind
    8 meter, 200mm thick

    Mirror Deformation vs Wind Speed Scaling:


    Diameter4
    0.700
    Vent gates controlled to limit Thickness 3
    0.600 wind speed at mirror to < 3
    m/sec For 10 m/s:
    RMS surface (microns)

    0.500
    Gemini:
    0.400 D=8m, T=20cm
    Deformation =
    0.300
    0.65 microns rms
    0.200
    ATST:
    0.100
    D=4m
    0.000 T=10cm
    0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0
    Wind Speed at M1 (m/sec) Deformation =
    0.325 microns rms
    •M. Cho, L. Stepp, S. Kim, “Wind buffeting effects on the Gemini 8m primary mirrors",
    To appear in Proc. SPIE 4444, "Optomechanical Design and Engineering 2001"

    The Gemini South wind test results are available


    on the AURA New Initiatives Office Web site at:

    www.aura-nio.noao.edu

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