Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing

The fourth edition of a classic text reference, this book is unique in covering all aspects of low-speed wind tunnel design, analysis, testing, and instrumentation. The authors are considered the most experienced wind tunnel engineers in the world and manage the University of Maryland's Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel. This edition features a new chapter on experiments on insects and other flying animals; discussion throughout about wind tunnel testing and Computational Fluid Dynamics or CFD; digital electronics, new instrumentation, video and photographic methods, pressure-sensitive paint, and liquid crystal-based measurement methods.