Abstract
The design of a towing carriage for measuring forces in a hydraulic channel is presented as a means of conducting experimental research on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of drag forces between dynamic flows in stationary bodies and static flows in moving bodies. The principle of inertial reference frames is well-known and widely applied in the development of scale models for the study of fluid flow phenomena. In this sense, the literature is based on the equivalence of an object in motion with the surrounding fluid at rest compared to the fluid in motion with the object at rest. A project is currently being developed to empirically verify CFD simulations and evaluate differences between cases of stationary and mobile submerged models. This project aims to generate experimental evidence that enriches the literature in this regard. An experimental setup is proposed to test the situations mentioned above. The design was carried out as part of the graduation work of mechanical engineering students, the selection process was based on an analysis of various options through the formal design process. The prototype consists of a mobile cart that will tow a submerged model in a hydraulic channel. This channel is designed to create a stable flow of water, allowing for testing a submerged. The mechanical and hydrodynamic forces involved were considered for analysis in detail.
