UK testing facilities
University of Bristol Pressure-Neutral Acoustic Wind Tunnel
University of Bristol / NWTF
University of Bristol, Bristol, England
Access: Conditional
Testing capabilities
- Acoustic
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Combined aerodynamic and aeroacoustic testing of propellers, rotors and distributed-electric-propulsion components; phase-locked loading, wake, flow-field and noise-directivity measurement.
Equipment
1.0 m x 0.7 m rectangular nozzle; free-stream 5–35 m/s; approximately 3.8 m x 4.2 m acoustically treated open-jet chamber, anechoic down to 160 Hz; synchronised measurement systems and model workshop.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page; current profile gives technical details and contact route, while general NWTF access is network-level.
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