Facilities

Each student in Aerospace Engineering is required to do a number of exercises in the Faculty’s wind tunnel laboratories. These exercises range from measuring the lift on an aerofoil in a flow of 50 m/sec to measuring the drag from a delta wing in a flow of two times the speed of sound (Mach 2).

A combination of basic and applied research is carried out using these wind tunnels. The focus of basic research is the analysis of aerodynamic phenomena that occur in flows around aircraft and spacecraft. The applied research deals with aerodynamic problems of direct relevance to aerospace technology.

A list of wind tunnels:

Name Test Cross-section Speed range
Subsonic Low Turbulence Tunnel (LSL) 125 x 180 mm 120 m/s
Open Jet Facility (HSL) 285 x 285 mm 35 m/s
Vertical Low Turebulence Tunnel (LSL) 60 mm Ø 45 m/s
Boundary Layer Tunnel (LSL) 125 x 25 mm 50 m/s
W-Tunnel (HSL) 40 x 40 mm 35 m/s
M-Tunnel (HSL) 40 x 40 mm 35 m/s
TST-27 Trans- / Super-sonic Wind Tunnel (HSL) 40 x 40 mm 35 m/s
ST-15 Supersonic Wind Tunnel (HSL) a50 x 150 mm 0.7 - 3.0 Mach
HTFD Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HSL) 350 mm Ø 6 - 11 Mach
ST-3 Supersonic Wind Tunnel (HSL) 30 x 30 mm 1.5 - 3.5 Mach
Compressor Plant (HSL) Dryness level 10PPM Capacity 300 m3

 

More details about the different wind tunnels can be found on the website of the Aerodynamics chair.