Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Aerodynamics Laboratory

  • aerodynAeronautical closed-circuit wind tunnel (1.25 x 0.91 with a 2.5 m long working section, max. air speed 55m/s).
  • Atmospheric boundary-layer wind tunnel (1.23 x 1.26 with a 13.1 m long working section, max. air speed 19m/s) with low noise working section.
  • DISA, TSI and laboratory developed miniature hot-wire anemometers and associated calibration and repair equipment. Computer controlled probe positioning and data handling.
  • Smoke trace, Schlieren and hydrogen bubble flow-visualisation equipment.
  • Various industrial air-flow anemometers and manometers.
  • High response wind anemometers.
  • PIV measurement equipment with a 120mJ double pulse Nd:YAG laser and Kodak ES1.0 camera.
  • Six- and three- axis force balances.

Contact

Graeme Harris