VICS-120 - A tube-vehicle system test facility.Description of a large test facility for carrying out research in support of the aerodynamic and ventilation section of a handbook on subway design. The facility described is vertically oriented and has a test section with a nominal inside diameter of 2 in. and a length of 109 ft. It is capable of operating at Reynolds numbers up to full-scale (60,000,000) under open-end tube conditions. The facility is distinguished by a high degree of flexibility in configuration and operational limits. Details are given concerning the plenum assembly, the test section tubes, the scaffold, the instrumentation, the model launcher, the model arrestor, and the models themselves. A step-by-step account is given of the operation of the facility, and a brief sample of the type of data obtained from the facility is presented.
Document ID
19730048346
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Marte, J. E. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerophysics Section, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Facilities, Research, And Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Technical Meeting on Realism in environmental testing and control