Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel BLWT
WE OFFER:
- Boundary layer simulation for three terrain categories (to ČSN EN 1991-1-4, category II farm land, category III front-urban terrain, and category IV urban terrain)
- Design and manufacture of scale models for measurement in BLWT
- Static and dynamic wind load measurement
- Measurement of wing induced load acting on pedestrians (pedestrian comfort) in complicated topology
- Measurement of wind force fields around tested subjects
- Measurement of emission scatter over terrain modeled
- Flow visualization
EQUIPMENT:
Tunnel with simulated atmospheric boundary layer (Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel)
- Atmospheric boundary layer simulation for II., III., IV. terrain categories to ČSN EN 1991-1-4
- Tunnel working section 16 m x 1.8 m x 1.5 m
Instruments
- Three-channel hot wire anemometer DANTEC Dynamics
- Advanced pressure gauge system to measure up to 96 channels
- PIV system to determine wind stream fields
- Flame ionizing chambers to measure emission scatter
- Speed cameras with recording frequency up to 65 kHz
- Helium bubbles generator for flow visualization
CUSTOMERS
- Civil engineering designers
- Civil defence institutions
- Organization involved in analyzing weather conditions as requested by power engineering, town planning, agriculture and forestry
- Forensic experts in building industries
