Boundary layer test rig

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Boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation. Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.

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Category:: Aeronautics

Object Number:: Y2008.57.22

Measurements:: overall: 550 mm x 1380 mm x 1000 mm,

type:: test rig

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Boundary layer test rig

Component for boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation, consisting of grey half barrel shaped wooden section with electrical and metal components, all mounted on a wooden board.

Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.

Measurements:: overall: 420 mm x 645 mm x 1480 mm,

Object Number:: Y2008.57.22.1

type:: test rig

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Boundary layer test rig

Component for boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation, consisting of a curved section of metal pipe, mounted on a bracket.

Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.

Measurements:: overall: 340 mm x 395 mm x 550 mm,

Object Number:: Y2008.57.22.2

type:: test rig

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Boundary layer test rig

Component for boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation, consisting of a section of plastic pipe on a semi circular wooden mount.

Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.

Measurements:: overall: 280 mm x 555 mm x 283 mm,

Object Number:: Y2008.57.22.3

type:: test rig

Boundary layer test rig

Components for boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation, consisting of a cardboard box containg various metal sections and some wiring.

Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.

Measurements:: overall: 157 mm x 316 mm x 235 mm,

Object Number:: Y2008.57.22.4

type:: test rig

Boundary layer test rig

Component for boundary layer test rig for reverse flow experimentation, consisting of a section of metal pipe, with two sections of plastic hose attached,

Commissioned by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, this test work was under taken at the Manchester University Goldstein Fluid Motion Laboratory, Barton Aerodrome, Manchester.