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A Practical Methodology for Quantifying Random and Systematic Components of Unexplained Variance in a Wind Tunnel

Author
Obara, Clifford J.
Published
January 09, 2012.
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Goodman, Wesley L. and Deloach, Richard
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This paper documents a check standard wind tunnel test conducted in the Langley 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel (0.3M TCT) that was designed and analyzed using the Modern Design of Experiments (MDOE). The test designed to partition the unexplained variance of typical wind tunnel data samples into two constituent components, one attributable to ordinary random error, and one attributable to systematic error induced by covariate effects. Covariate effects in wind tunnel testing are discussed, with examples. The impact of systematic (non-random) unexplained variance on the statistical independence of sequential measurements is reviewed. The corresponding correlation among experimental errors is discussed, as is the impact of such correlation on experimental results generally. The specific experiment documented herein was organized as a formal test for the presence of unexplained variance in representative samples of wind tunnel data, in order to quantify the frequency with which such systematic error was detected, and its magnitude relative to ordinary random error. Levels of systematic and random error reported here are representative of those quantified in other facilities, as cited in the references.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20120001497.
AIAA Paper 2012-0764.
NF1676L-14030.
50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit; 9-12 Jan. 2012; Nashville, TN; United States.
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