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Anechoic Flow Facility

West Bethesda, MD

The facility has two areas in which measurements can be made: a nine foot long closed jet test section of eight feet square cross section, and a 21 foot long open-jet test section surrounded by an anechoic chamber of 21 foot square cross section. The maximum air speed in the facility is 200 feet per second. Noise generated at full speed is less than that of conversational speech. Models up to 20 feet may be mounted in the facility. Commercial uses for this facility include the automobile and aircraft industries as well as environmental applications.

Location

West Bethesda, Maryland

Approximate — state level, from the record’s listed location

From this record's listed location

Laboratory

  • NAVSEA Carderock

Category

  • Acoustics

Provenance

Original
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