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University of Birmingham Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

University of Birmingham / NWTF

University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England

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Testing capabilities

  • Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing

Services

Uniform-flow and atmospheric-boundary-layer simulation for pedestrian wind safety, built-environment and full-scale cyclist aerodynamic studies; pressure and velocity measurement.

Equipment

2 m square x 14 m working section; 1:300 current ABL length scale; approximately 10 m/s maximum freestream; 10 m turntable length along the working section; multi-channel 500 Hz pressure system, 2 kHz Cobra probes and Irwin probes.

Standards

No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page.

Contact

Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk

Approximate location

Birmingham ยท Town location

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