UK testing facilities
University of Oxford Low-Density Tunnel
University of Oxford / NWTF
University of Oxford, Oxford, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Continuous rarefied-flow aerodynamic testing in slip/transition regimes; aerodynamic-coefficient measurements with magnetic suspension balance; high-speed Schlieren, hot-film and thermographic-liquid-crystal flow visualisation.
Equipment
0.18 m diameter test section; Mach 5.5–9; air flows with Knudsen number 0.001–0.3; Reynolds number 60–120 x 10^3/m; continuous operation; magnetic suspension and balance system, high-speed Schlieren and thermographic liquid crystal.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facility page; profile explicitly says available to industry and academic users.
Contact
Email: admin@nwtf.ac.uk
Approximate location
Oxford · Town location