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WEEA Program

Aerospace Eng. Dept

2271 Howe Hall, Rm 1200

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011-2271 U.S.A.

aere-weea@iastate.edu

 

Tornado Cell3DOF Vibration RigAABL Wind TunnelTornado SimulatorDowndraft

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Wind Tunnel Test Facilities

Instrumentation and Software

The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for measurements of flow, pressure, force and response.

  • Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for measurement of flow fields and for flow visualization

       

  • Hot-wire anemometry with a traverse system

  • Research-grade smoke generator

  • Multi-channel electronic pressure scanners (up to 350 Hz sampling per channel)

  • Six-component base balance for force and moment measurements

  • Strain-gage conditioners and amplifiers

  • LabView software and National Instruments DAQ systems