Continuous facility
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A continuous facility is a type of testing facility that produces test conditions that can be maintained indefinitely, such as certain types of wind tunnel
s. In contrast to continuous facilities are blow down facilities
that operate only in short bursts at conditions that cannot be maintained continuously.
Wind tunnel
A wind tunnel is a research tool used in aerodynamic research to study the effects of air moving past solid objects.-Theory of operation:Wind tunnels were first proposed as a means of studying vehicles in free flight...
s. In contrast to continuous facilities are blow down facilities
Blow down facility
A blow down facility is a testing facility that relies on charging an energy reservoir and releasing the energy over a relatively short time to produce test conditions at higher energy release rates than can be maintained continuously...
that operate only in short bursts at conditions that cannot be maintained continuously.