Pressure levels on the external or internal surfaces of a vehicle can be measured using the "Scanivalve" equipment. It includes 4 modules of 48 pressure ports each: 40 of them are used for measurement and 8 for controlling the system .
In this way up to 160 pressure points can be measured on the car in a short time and with high accuracy.
"Scanivalve™" for pressure measurements
References
- [1] "Genaration of Controlled Level of Turbulence in the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel for the Measurement of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustiocs" SAE Congress Paper n° 2003-01-0430. Detroit , March 2003
- [2] "Update on the Pininfarina “Turbulence Generation System” and its effects on the car Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics" SAE Congress Paper n° 2004-01-0807. Detroit , March 2004
