UK testing facilities
Cranfield Icing Wind Tunnel
Cranfield University / NWTF
Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Climatic and environmental exposure
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Icing formation and aerodynamic-effects testing for aircraft, wind turbines and other structures; force, pressure and temperature measurements and thermography.
Equipment
Three test sections: 0.76 m x 0.76 m, 0.81 m octagonal and 0.4 m x 0.4 m; 35–150 m/s; Mach 0.1–0.45; -30°C to +20°C; Reynolds number 2.5–12.4 x 10^6/m; droplet measurement system and high-speed data acquisition.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page.
Contact
Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk
Approximate location
Cranfield · Town location