Wind Tunnel Guidelines¶

For an overview of the procedures please read this: Use_of_the_Undergraduate_Wind_Tunnel_in_the_JEC_for_Design_Lab.doc, Some key facts are reproduced below.

Faculty:¶

DMS instructors should notify the Wind Tunnel Oversight Committee of general requirements for wind tunnel use (ex: one DMS team doing model wind turbines, one DMS team doing flow visualization on architectural structures.) before the start of the semester.

Faculty and Students:¶

Basic documents (via the share point site or attached below).
The share point site can be used to access the following documents and to access the wind tunnel calendar schedule.

How_to_access_the_Academic_Wind_Tunnel_Sharepoint_site.pdf

1) Wind_Tunnel_Reservation_Procedure_to_Request_Time_to_Run_Test_s__8-5-2011.docx
2) Wind_Tunnel_Test_Plan_Instructions_1-6-2011.pdf
3) Example Test plan: Formula_One_WInd_Tunnel_Test_Plan_1_.doc (From 2008 Formula 1 test).
4) wind_tunnel_lab_safety_1_.pdf (2007)

For faculty or teams arranging tours:

5) Wind_Tunnel_Reservation_Procedure_for_a_Tour_1-5-2011.pdf

Students: note that test plans must be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to proposed testing.¶

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