Wind Engineering and Experimental Aerodynamics
Contact:
WEEA Program
Aerospace Eng. Dept
2271 Howe Hall, Rm 1200
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2271 U.S.A.
AABL Wind and Gust Tunnel Bypass Duct
The AABL Wind and Gust Tunnel has a bypass duct (shown at left) surrounding the main fan. By opening and closing dampers, flow can be diverted through this duct to create violent gusts in the wind tunnel test section. Wind gusts up to 25% of the mean flow velocity can be used to simulate extreme wind events.
News Updates:
Tornado simulator featured on CNN (link here), June 8, 2007
Group photo: ISU Wind Engineering and Experimental Aerodynamics group (Feb. 1, 2007)
WiST Lab featured in "Windy City Tornado" episode of Mega Disasters on the History Channel (July 11, 2006)
The WiST lab hosted approximately 50 people from Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa on March 29, 2006 for a short course on Wind Engineering Basics.