Alternate Definitions for open jet wind tunnel

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Term: open jet wind tunnel
Definition:

a wind tunnel where the test section is not enclose in a duct as part of the wind tunnel circuit but rather is placed downstream of the tunnel exhaust

Examples:

An open jet wind tunnel is useful for destructive testing where pieces of the model can blow away from the wind tunnel itself.

Created 2016.05.10
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by Fred Haan
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