Wind tunnel part

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1414.011

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Height: 78.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: possibly between 1950 to 1967
Canada: It was possibly the second such tunnel in Canada and, was located at the Institute for Aerophysics, at the University of Toronto. At the time, the Institute was headed by Dr. Gordon Patterson. Assisting in the development of supersonic wind tunnels were Irvine I. Glass and Gerald Bull.
Function: The supersonic wind tunnel with a 16 in x 16 in test bed came from the Institute of Aerophysics, University of Toronto. It was used for basic research in aerophysics such as in the investigation of fundamental problems in high speed gas dynamics.
Technical: Structural components of supersonic wind tunnel.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: wiring was cut off
Finish: Very rusty with evidence of grey paint
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Wind tunnel part, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1967.1414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.1414.011/

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