9×15 Low Speed Wind Tunnel Improvements Update

Abstract: The 9- by 15-Foot Low Speed Wind Tunnel (9×15 LSWT) at NASA Glenn Research Center was built in 1969 in the return leg of the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8×6 SWT). The 9×15 LSWT was designed for performance testing of VSTOL aircraft models, but with the addition of the current acoustic treatment in 1986 the tunnel been used principally for acoustic and performance testing of aircraft propulsion systems. The present document describes an anticipated acoustic upgrade to be completed in …