The A1 wind tunnel at the University of Bristol is closed-section wind tunnel, with a 2.1 m x 1.5 m octagonal test section and can reach flow speed of 60 m/s. The return section, measuring at 5.5 m x ...

The wind tunnel is a low-speed, closed-circuit single return, atmospheric tunnel with a test section of 32 inches high, 45 inches wide, and 8 feet long (see figure 1). The 161-foot-long circuit ...

Below is a breif listing of the test facilities, instrumentation and other equipment in the Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory. For more information about experimental capabilities and possible ...

although they are also used in other wind tunnels, e.g. for analysis and exposure to high Reynolds numbers. The Institute operates a pitch test rig (NVS) to demonstrate forced motion. It consists of a ...

Researchers in the Department of Technical Acoustics at the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Braunschweig are investigating incident airflow sound sources in order to make both ...

European missile house MBDA has revealed details of key assessment phase test activities completed for the next-generation ...

[Scott Manley]’s video “How Hypersonic Wind Tunnels Recreate Mach 20” (embedded below) does a wonderful job of explaining the engineering behind wind tunnels for testing hypersonic vehicles.

Going as far back as early 2019, Elon Musk claimed that the upcoming electric truck could potentially hit a drag coefficient (Cd) as low ... by testing a production Cybertruck in a wind tunnel.

Equipment of this nature has remained imperative to the quality of the courses at the College, and in 1967 the Aeronautical Engineering Department had ‘expanded considerably in recent years and the ...

Months of testing go into the development of each race car — and wind-tunnel testing is critical in this process. "Wind-tunnel testing is simply the most important development tool you have ...

Originally built in the 1890s to speed goods and people to London ... primarily as an affordable alternative to traditional wind tunnel testing, though it could be put to may more uses.