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Wind Tunnel Laboratory |
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David Sumner, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan |
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| Overview | |
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The Wind Tunnel Laboratory (Room ENG 1B20) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is home to the Low-Speed Wind Tunnel, a two-phase flow loop for bubble dynamics experiments, and other experimental test facilities for research in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. |
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| Low-Speed Wind Tunnel | |
| The Low-Speed Wind Tunnel is a closed-return design. Air flow is supplied by a variable-pitch fan that is powered by a 100-hp electric motor. The test section is fitted with a ground plane (containing a computer-controlled turntable for mounting test models) and a three-axis, computer-controlled probe positioning system (for pressure probes, hot-wire probes, etc.). | |
| Test-Section Dimensions: | 0.91 m (height) x 1.13 m (width) x 1.96 m (length) |
| Freestream Velocity Range: | 10 to 50 m/s |
| Longitudinal Freestream Turbulence Intensity: | 0.6% |
| Velocity Non-uniformity: | 0.5% (outside the test-section-wall boundary layers) |
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Last updated: March 5, 2009 |
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