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Bmt operates three large in-house wind tunnel facilities. these facilities are supported through state-of the art instrumentation and data acquisition systems to support comprehensive studies of steady and unsteady aerodynamic effects on large scale engineering structures and automotive vehicles. in particular these facilities support:

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dedicated instrumentation

• Boundary layer wind tunnel testing

• static and dynamic section model testing

• airfoil testing

• multiple adjustable range 6-component dynamic force balance systems for unsteady high frequency force balance measurements

• 1152 channel low-range simultaneous pressure scanning system for fluctuating pressure measurements

• multi-channel non-contacting displacement transducers and accelerometers for aeroelastic response measurements

• multi-channel hot-wire and hot film anemometry systems for fluctuating wind speed and turbulence measurements

• multiple channel differential pressure probes for unsteady wind speed measurements

• Flow visualisation facilities including smoke generators

• gas concentration sensors

• digital video recording / editing facilities

technical specification

type closed circuit

operational wind speed range 0.2 m/s – 45 m/s

test section dimensions 4.8 m wide × 2.4 m high × 15 m long

turntable automated multiple plate 2.4m / 3m / 4.5 m

traversing gear automated 2 axis

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• Bluff body aerodynamic testing

• open and closed wheel race car testing

Tel: +44 20 8614 4400 Fax: +44 20 8943 3224 Email: enquiries@bmtfm.com Website: www.bmtfm.com

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dedicated instrumentation

• Variable range 3 and 6-component dynamic force balances for unsteady load measurements

• 1152 channel low-range simultaneous pressure scanning system for fluctuating pressure measurements

• multi-channel non-contacting displacement transducers and accelerometers for aeroelastic response measurements

• Flow visualisation facilities including smoke generators

• digital video recording / editing facilities

• dynamic spring / mass / eddy current damper rig for aeroelastic response measurements

Key Features

• Boundary layer suction operated in conjunction with a boundary layer scoop

• adaptive walls

• exhaust blow simulation

• Pc based tunnel reference condition monitoring system

• multiple video camera test section and model monitoring

dedicated instrumentation

• height and pitch adjustable model support structure (maximum ground clearance 250mm), equipped with a 6-component load cell

• solid state 64 channel Psi multi-channel simultaneous pressure scanning system

• Pc-based data acquisition systems

technical specification

type closed circuit

maximum wind speed 0.2 m/s – 48 m/s

rolling road 1.7m wide × 3.6m long / maximum operating speed 55m/s

test section dimensions 2.3 m wide × 1.8 m high × 6.0 m long

technical specification

type closed circuit

operational wind speed range 0.2 m/s – 65 m/s

test section dimensions octagonal 2.7 m wide × 2.1 m high

turntable automated 2.4m

traversing gear Various variable geometry

Tel: +44 20 8614 4400 Fax: +44 20 8943 3224 Email: enquiries@bmtfm.com Website: www.bmtfm.com

For further information contact: Tel: +44 20 8614 4400 Fax: +44 20 8943 3224Email: enquiries@bmtfm.com Website: www.bmtfm.com

BMT Fluid Mechanics Limited, 67 Stanton Avenue, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0JY, UK