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    Wind tunnels are used to determine how wind forces affect structures. There are two main types of wind tunnels: closed jet tunnels and open jet tunnels. Wind tunnels have three main controls - for wind speed, measuring pressures, and measuring forces and moments. Models can be mounted in wind tunnels in various ways including rigid floor mounts, rigid balance mounts, and rotating structure mounts. Key dimensionless numbers used in wind tunnel testing include the Reynolds number, which compares inertia and viscous forces; the rotational number, which compares rotational tip speed to wind speed; and the density number, which compares structural and displaced air inertia. The behavior of a structure is determined by eight variables including air velocity, viscosity, density, structural density, length, elastic modulus

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    Wind tunnels are used to determine how wind forces affect structures. There are two main types of wind tunnels: closed jet tunnels and open jet tunnels. Wind tunnels have three main controls - for wind speed, measuring pressures, and measuring forces and moments. Models can be mounted in wind tunnels in various ways including rigid floor mounts, rigid balance mounts, and rotating structure mounts. Key dimensionless numbers used in wind tunnel testing include the Reynolds number, which compares inertia and viscous forces; the rotational number, which compares rotational tip speed to wind speed; and the density number, which compares structural and displaced air inertia. The behavior of a structure is determined by eight variables including air velocity, viscosity, density, structural density, length, elastic modulus

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    R ρ VD μ Inertia forces of air Viscous forces of air

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    Wind tunnels are used to determine how wind forces affect structures. There are two main types of wind tunnels: closed jet tunnels and open jet tunnels. Wind tunnels have three main controls - for wind speed, measuring pressures, and measuring forces and moments. Models can be mounted in wind tunnels in various ways including rigid floor mounts, rigid balance mounts, and rotating structure mounts. Key dimensionless numbers used in wind tunnel testing include the Reynolds number, which compares inertia and viscous forces; the rotational number, which compares rotational tip speed to wind speed; and the density number, which compares structural and displaced air inertia. The behavior of a structure is determined by eight variables including air velocity, viscosity, density, structural density, length, elastic modulus

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    Part-A

    1. What is the use of wind tunnel?


    The use of wind tunnels if to determine the response of a structure to wind
    forces, a second important application is to ascertain the pattern of wind flow to
    Leeward of a structure.
    2. What are the types of wind tunnels?
    Closed jet tunnels
    Open jet tunnels
    3. What are the 3 main control for the wind tunnels?
    For controlling wind speed
    For measuring pressures
    For measuring forces and moments
    4. What are the types of mountains for structural tests in wind tunnel?
    Rigid floor mount
    Rigid balance mount
    Rotating structure mount
    Spring mounted rigid model
    5. Define Reynold number
    R 2=

    a VD Inertia forces of air


    =

    Viscous forces of air

    6. What is rotational number?


    ND Tip speed of rotation
    Rotational number=
    =
    V
    Wind speed
    7. What is density number?
    Density number = Inertia of structure/Inertia of displaced air
    8. List out the eight variables on which the behaviour of a structure is
    determined?
    Air velocity, air viscosity, air density, structural density, typical length
    parameter, elastic modules of structure, structural damping parameter, speed of
    rotation of structure, gravitational constant.
    9. What is elasticity numbers?
    E
    Elastic modulus force of structure
    Elastic numbers =
    2 =
    Inertia force of t h e air
    aV
    10. What is gravitational numbers?
    gD
    Gravitational force on structure
    Gravitational number =
    =
    2
    Inertiaforce on structure
    V

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