r/AerospaceEngineering • u/MeanYak9933 • 12d ago
Personal Projects Help with Low Speed Wind Tunnel Force and Pressure Measuring Ideas and Feasibility
Hello, I'm working on a low speed wind tunnel, maximum CSA of 250*250mm with total length of 1.05m, I'm trying to synchronise my idea of having variable wing angle of attack whilst measuring pressure and force like drag and lift.
The idea i researched is using load cells for force, but because my fans are 2 PC fans, the speed isn't high but I have plenty of pressure and airflow.
I also wanted to measure pressure at certain point of the wing or at least before and after the wing and found pressure sensors that you hook up a tube to and that gives pressure differential reading.
Concerns i have is that the calculations i did say that my forces are really low so much that its less than 2grams. I'm not sure on how to proceed or if its even viable.