Test systems for simulating an environment for erosion testing. An exemplary system includes a wind tunnel having a fan unit at one end and an exhaust unit at the other, and a test fixture that secures a specimen under test in a path of the air flow created in the wind tunnel. The system also includes a water injection unit installed between the fan unit and the test fixture that emits water droplets into the air flow. A controller of the system identifies a test profile indicating conditions for a test of the specimen, and varies the speed of the air flow, the orientation of the specimen, and/or a flow rate of water out of a nozzle of the water injection unit during the test to simulate the conditions indicated in the test profile.

Test systems for simulating an environment for erosion testing. An exemplary system includes a wind tunnel having a fan unit at one end and an exhaust unit at the other, and a test fixture that secures a specimen under test in a path of the air flow created in the wind tunnel. The system also includes a water injection unit installed between the fan unit and the test fixture that emits water droplets into the air flow. A controller of the system identifies a test profile indicating conditions for a test of the specimen, and varies the speed of the air flow, the orientation of the specimen, and/or a flow rate of water out of a nozzle of the water injection unit during the test to simulate the conditions indicated in the test profile.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of aerodynamic and acoustic measurement, in particular to a comprehensive performance test platform for acoustic liner. Based on this comprehensive performance test platform for acoustic liner, the stress of the measured acoustic liner under high sound intensity can be measured by using strain gauges arranged on the measured acoustic liner, the aerodynamic drag of the measured acoustic liner can be measured by using the drag balance, and the acoustic performance parameters of the measured acoustic liner can be calculated based on the sound pressure data obtained by the microphone array. With this test platform, the stress, the aerodynamic drag and the acoustic performance parameters of the measured acoustic liner can be measured simultaneously, which overcomes the problem of inaccurate experimental data obtained in inconsistent experimental conditions caused by conventional separate acoustic liner tests.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of aerodynamic and acoustic measurement, in particular to a comprehensive performance test platform for acoustic liner. Based on this comprehensive performance test platform for acoustic liner, the stress of the measured acoustic liner under high sound intensity can be measured by using strain gauges arranged on the measured acoustic liner, the aerodynamic drag of the measured acoustic liner can be measured by using the drag balance, and the acoustic performance parameters of the measured acoustic liner can be calculated based on the sound pressure data obtained by the microphone array. With this test platform, the stress, the aerodynamic drag and the acoustic performance parameters of the measured acoustic liner can be measured simultaneously, which overcomes the problem of inaccurate experimental data obtained in inconsistent experimental conditions caused by conventional separate acoustic liner tests.

Disclosed herein is a technique of configuring flexible photovoltaic tracker systems with high damping and low angle stow positions. Under dynamic environmental loads implementing a high amount of damping (e.g., greater than 25% of critical damping, greater than 50% of critical damping) or a very high amount of damping (e.g., 100% or greater of critical damping, infinite damping) enables the flexible tracker system to prevent problematic aeroelastic behaviors while positioned in a low stow angle. The disclosed technique is further applied to a prototyping process during wind tunnel testing.

Disclosed herein is a technique of configuring flexible photovoltaic tracker systems with high damping and low angle stow positions. Under dynamic environmental loads implementing a high amount of damping (e.g., greater than 25% of critical damping, greater than 50% of critical damping) or a very high amount of damping (e.g., 100% or greater of critical damping, infinite damping) enables the flexible tracker system to prevent problematic aeroelastic behaviors while positioned in a low stow angle. The disclosed technique is further applied to a prototyping process during wind tunnel testing.

A system for testing aerodynamic characteristics of a high-speed moving vehicle-bridge system and subsidiary facilities thereof under a crosswind includes a vehicle model, a starting mechanism, a buffer mechanism, a wind tunnel test section and guide rails. The guide rails pass through the wind tunnel test section; the starting mechanism and the buffer mechanism are separately located at both ends of the guide rails. The guide rails include an acceleration section and a deceleration section. The starting mechanism is located in the acceleration section, and the buffer mechanism is located in the deceleration section; the vehicle model starts to run at the starting mechanism and stops at the buffer mechanism; an instantaneous speed of the vehicle model in the acceleration section is not less than 100 km/h. The present invention carries out simulation tests on various infrastructures, their subsidiary facilities and trains through scale models.

A system for testing aerodynamic characteristics of a high-speed moving vehicle-bridge system and subsidiary facilities thereof under a crosswind includes a vehicle model, a starting mechanism, a buffer mechanism, a wind tunnel test section and guide rails. The guide rails pass through the wind tunnel test section; the starting mechanism and the buffer mechanism are separately located at both ends of the guide rails. The guide rails include an acceleration section and a deceleration section. The starting mechanism is located in the acceleration section, and the buffer mechanism is located in the deceleration section; the vehicle model starts to run at the starting mechanism and stops at the buffer mechanism; an instantaneous speed of the vehicle model in the acceleration section is not less than 100 km/h. The present invention carries out simulation tests on various infrastructures, their subsidiary facilities and trains through scale models.

The invention discloses a coupled free vibration wind tunnel testing device with adjustable frequency ratio of torsional-vertical vibration, belonging to the technical field of bridge wind tunnel testing device. The device includes rigid testing model, lightweight rigid rods, lightweight rigid circular hubs, thin strings, linear tensile springs, carbon fiber ropes, and lightweight small hubs. The invention adjusts the torsional stiffness of the system by conveniently changing the diameter of the small hub, the diameter and length of the carbon fiber rope, etc. The device has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and avoiding the previous tedious work. It can achieve a variety of torsional-vertical vibration frequency ratio testing conditions by using only one diameter large hub. It can not only greatly save the time of replacing the large hub, but also facilitate the realization of higher torsional-vertical vibration frequency ratio testing conditions which are difficult to achieve by the previous methods.

The invention discloses a coupled free vibration wind tunnel testing device with adjustable frequency ratio of torsional-vertical vibration, belonging to the technical field of bridge wind tunnel testing device. The device includes rigid testing model, lightweight rigid rods, lightweight rigid circular hubs, thin strings, linear tensile springs, carbon fiber ropes, and lightweight small hubs. The invention adjusts the torsional stiffness of the system by conveniently changing the diameter of the small hub, the diameter and length of the carbon fiber rope, etc. The device has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation and avoiding the previous tedious work. It can achieve a variety of torsional-vertical vibration frequency ratio testing conditions by using only one diameter large hub. It can not only greatly save the time of replacing the large hub, but also facilitate the realization of higher torsional-vertical vibration frequency ratio testing conditions which are difficult to achieve by the previous methods.