DNW Aero

High-Speed Tunnel

The transonic wind tunnel (HST) in Amsterdam is an industrial wind tunnel for the subsonic, transonic and low supersonic domain

Type of wind tunnel

Closed circuit, variable density, continuous wind tunnel with slotted top and bottom test section walls (12% open)

Main features

Test section

  • 2.0 m wide by 1.6 m or 1.8 m height
  • Laval nozzle for supersonic operation           

Operating range

  • 0.15 < Ma < 1.35
  • 25 kPa < P < 390 kPa
  • Re0.1 √(S) < 9 x 106
  • 288 K < T < 323 K

Model support

  • Remotely controlled transonic sting support system combined with
    • straight support boom
    • double roll support boom
    • articulated support boom
  • Remotely controlled subsonic sting support system
  • Side wall support
  • 2D support

 

Auxiliary systems

  • Compressed air supply with a capacity of 8 kg/s continuously at 40 bar
  • Remotely controlled y-z traversing system
  • Inlet test rig
  • Permanently installed seeding rack for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

Typical tests

  • Configuration studies, database creation (civil and military transport aircraft, fighters, spacecraft)
  • Engine integration studies by means of Turbofan Propulsion Simulators (TPS) for air turbines or propellers
  • Air exhaust simulation with compressed air
  • Internal and external air intake surveys

HSTT

Location

ADDRESS
Anthony Fokkerweg 2
1059 CM Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Phone
+31 527 24 8520
E-mail
info@dnw.aero

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