UK testing facilities
University of Glasgow High-Speed Wind Tunnel and Shock Facilities
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland
Access: Unknown
Testing capabilities
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
High-speed transonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind-tunnel testing; shock-tube and shock-tunnel testing; plume-regolith testing; flow diagnostics including PIV, schlieren, pressure, force/moment and high-speed data capture.
Equipment
Blow-down high-speed tunnel test section 15 x 21 x 48 cm and Mach 0.8–5; listed facilities include deHavilland 9 ft x 7 ft wind tunnel, indraft trisonic tunnel, shock tube and shock tunnel. External access terms not stated on cited profiles.
Standards
No accreditation stated on cited profiles.
Contact
Named contact: Dr Richard Green (Director of wind tunnel facilities; email not published); University switchboard: +44 (0)141 330 2000
Approximate location
Glasgow · Town location