UK testing facilities
University of Bristol Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel
University of Bristol / NWTF
University of Bristol, Bristol, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Acoustic
- Climatic and environmental exposure
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Fundamental and applied aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, environmental flow, air-pollution dispersion and wind engineering; beamforming, PIV, pressure, drag/load and tracer-gas measurements.
Equipment
2 m x 1 m x 20 m test section; 0.5–35 m/s reported operating range and 32 m/s maximum profile value; Reynolds number 3.6 x 10^7; 0.1–0.2% turbulence; 100+ channel beamforming array, time-resolved PIV, high-speed Schlieren, drag/force plates, tracer-gas and FID systems.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page.
Contact
Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk; Email: m.azarpeyvand@bristol.ac.uk; Named contacts: Professor Mahdi Azarpeyvand (Academic lead for Bristol wind tunnel facilities)
Approximate location
Bristol · Town location