Design and construction of an open-circuit wind tunnel with specific measurement equipment for cycling
(Konstruktion und Bau eines Windkanals mit offenem Kreislauf und spezieller Messtechnik für den Radsport)
In order to overcome resistance a cyclist has to deliver a total power output of which 90% is necessary to overcome the aerodynamic drag. In order to perform research in this aerodynamic drag a wind tunnel has been built by the Belgium company Flanders' Bike Valley. This wind tunnel is designed using classical design rules and with specific cycling requirements an open-circuit wind tunnel is designed. This wind tunnel, containing a test section in which two cyclist can be positioned in succession, contains three main measurement systems to investigate the aerodynamic drag of a cyclist. A balance is used for the measurements of aerodynamic forces acting on the model, a bikefitting test is included to have a perfect fit between cyclist and bike and finally a PIV system is installed to investigate the flow behaviour.
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| Notationen: | Naturwissenschaften und Technik Ausdauersportarten Sportstätten und Sportgeräte |
| Veröffentlicht in: | Procedia Engineering |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2016
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| Online-Zugang: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.196 |
| Jahrgang: | 147 |
| Seiten: | 98-103 |
| Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
| Level: | hoch |