UK testing facilities
University of Birmingham TRAIN Rig
University of Birmingham / NWTF
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
- Functional and integrated-system testing
Services
Transient aerodynamic testing of scale moving road and rail vehicles, including slipstream, crosswind, tunnel, sonic-boom, trackside-structure and pollutant-dispersion studies; pressure and velocity measurements.
Equipment
150 m facility with 50 m test section; 1/25-scale rail or up to 1/10-scale road models; model speeds up to 80 m/s; two rubber catapults; three model tracks; pressure transducers, on-board data logging, 3D volumetric PIV and adjacent 15 m crosswind facility.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page.
Contact
Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk
Approximate location
Birmingham ยท Town location