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NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel: 2014 Cloud Calibration

GRC-E-DAA-TN18729 · NASA (NTRS) · 2014

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Overview

The results of the December 2013 to February 2014 Icing Research Tunnel full icing cloud calibration are being presented to the SAE AC-9C committee, as represented in the 2014 cloud calibration report. The calibration steps included establishing a uniform cloud and conducting drop size and liquid…

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GRC-E-DAA-TN18729
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2014
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15

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Doc number
GRC-E-DAA-TN18729
Publisher
NASA (NTRS)
Year
2014
Pages
15
File size
2.3 MB