UK testing facilities
City St George's Low Turbulence (Gaster) Wind Tunnel
City St George's, University of London / NWTF
City St George's, University of London, London, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Laminar-to-turbulent transition and two-/three-dimensional boundary-layer studies at very low turbulence; commercial aerospace contract testing; pressure, velocity, hot-wire and flow-visualisation measurements.
Equipment
0.91 m x 0.91 m x 3 m test section; 45 m/s maximum; Reynolds number up to 3.1 x 10^6/m; turbulence below 0.01% up to 20 m/s; 64-channel DAQ, 3-component LDV, hot-wire systems, plasma-actuator support and isolated vibration rig.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page.
Contact
Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk
Approximate location
London ยท Town location