The University of Washington Venturi Wind Tunnel Reports

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2012-07-30

Content Description

The University of Washington Venturi Wind Tunnel Reports document experiments by the University’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics to study the “Venturi Effect,” the effect of a fluid’s velocity as it passes through a constricted space. The collection contains memos and notations about calibrating and using the wind tunnel and reports by students describing the findings of their experiments ranging from the construction of the wind tunnel in 1930 to 1993.

Dates

Creation: 1930-1993

Creator

University of Washington. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research but has not been fully processed. Access to the collection may be limited or may require additional processing time. For more information contact us.

Conditions Governing Use

The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet (2 full-width letter size document boxes, 2 full-width legal size document boxes, 1 half-width letter size document box)

Language

English

Additional Description

Separated Materials

Two serials were separated from the archival component and transferred to the Library: University of Washington Engineering Experiment Station, bulletins 57 and 62 on Venturi Wind Tunnel Number I.