Our Facilities

The National Wind Tunnel Facilities cover low speed, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds across all sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Civil, Rail and Environmental. Facilities are available to industry and academic users.

Hypersonic

Imperial College London

Designation:

Intermittent impulsive facility

Test Section Size:

0.6 (diameter) x 1 m. Tunnel can accommodate models 800+ mm long if slender.

Maximum Flow Speed:

Mach 9

High Supersonic Tunnel (HSST)

University of Manchester

Designation:

Blow-down

Test Section Size:

0.3 x 0.3 x 1m
Nozzle diameter: 0.152m

Maximum Flow Speed:

1.2 km/s

T6 Piston Reflected Shock

University of Oxford

Designation:

Intermittent blowdown

Test Section Size:

0.9 x 0.9 x 1.2 m

Maximum Flow Speed:

8 km/s

High Density Tunnel

University of Oxford

Designation:

Heated Ludwieg Tube

Test Section Size:

Test flow size: 0.25 - 0..35 m (diameter).
Test section size: 2 m diameter, 1.4 m long

Maximum Flow Speed:

Mach 3,4,5,6,7 and 9

Low Density

University of Oxford

Designation:

Rarefied Flow

Test Section Size:

0.18m (diameter)

Maximum Flow Speed:

Mach 5.5 – 9