Blowdown Tunnel

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Blowdown Tunnel

A type of wind tunnel in which stored compressed gas is allowed to expand through a test section to provide a stream of gas or air for model testing.
The downstream side may or may not be reduced in pressure to provide greater expansion potential.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use