This is an alphabetical list of wind tunnels. Name Status Size (W x H x L) Use Country CommentsA2 Wind TunnelFull scale general purposeUnited States~$500/hr full scale race car, motorcycle, bicycleACE Climatic Wind TunnelFull scale: automotive, motorsport, cycling, skiing, architectural, transit, truck, product developmentCanadaAvailable and accessible for all industries requiring wind tunnel services or climatic servicesAerodium SiguldaOperationalTesting, training, open to the publicLatviaFirst vertical wind tunnel in Eastern EuropeAeroDyn Wind TunnelFull scale NASCAR racecarsUnited StatesAerodynamic and Propulsion Test UnitOperationalHypersonicUnited StatesLocated at Arnold Air Force Base and operated by the United States Air ForceAircraft Research AssociationOperationalTransonicUnited KingdomTransonic closed circuit, continuous flow wind tunnel. Mach number 0 - 1.4. Reynolds Number 3.5 to 16.7 million/mAuto Research CenterSubsonic research and development including: 50% scale model automotive rolling road, wind turbine design and optimization, and cyclingUnited StatesWind tunnel has a moving ground plane as well as primary and secondary boundary layer suction. Subsonic testing capabilities for motorsports, production cars, commercial semi-trucking, cycling, wind turbines, architecture, aerospace, academic research, and industrial research and development.RUAG Automotive Wind Tunnel EmmenOperationalLow speed automotive and general purposeSwitzerlandBelt system for rolling road simulationBoeing Icing Wind TunnelOperationalUnited StatesBoeing Low-speed Aero-Acoustic FacilityOperationalUnited StatesBoeing Polysonic (supersonic) Wind TunnelOperationalUnited StatesBoeing Propulsion Wind TunnelOperational2.75 m x 2.75 m (9 ft x 9 ft)Low-speed, atmospheric, non-return, induction-type United StatesTypical models include engine inlets, exhaust nozzles, small engines or powered vehicles, aerodynamic half or full models, as well as thrust reversers.Boeing Subsonic (low-speed) Wind TunnelOperationalUnited StatesBoeing Transonic Wind TunnelOperationalUnited StatesBoundary Layer and Subsonic Wind TunnelOperationalBoundary Layer Test Section:
Subsonic Test Section:Boundary Layer Development / Low-Speed / Subsonic / General PurposeUnited StatesBuilding Research EstablishmentOperationalUnited KingdomTwo atmospheric boundary layer tunnelsCal Poly's Low Speed Wind TunnelLow speed: Scale model testing, Aerospace, Automotive, IR industryUnited StatesStartups, major Aerospace corporations and other scientific equipment tested here. Rolling road implementation in progress.Calspan Wind TunnelOperationalSubsonic / TransonicUnited StatesThe only independently owned and operated wind tunnel in the United States.Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-1Diameter by RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-2Diameter by RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-5Diameter by RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-101RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-102RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-103 (elliptical)RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-104Diameter RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-105Diameter by Vertical wind tunnelRussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-106Diameter by RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-107Diameter by RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-109RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-112RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-113RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-113RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-116RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-117RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-124RussiaCentral Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-128RussiaCity, University of London Transonic Wind TunnelOperational by by ; return: by by United KingdomMach 0.4 – 2.0; return max speed 12 m/s. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityCranfield University 8x4 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind TunnelOperational by United Kingdom Cranfield University 8'x6' Low Speen Wind TunnelOperational by United KingdomPart of the UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityCranfield University Weybridge Wind TunnelOperational diameter jetUnited KingdomCranfield University Icing TunnelOperational by ; octagonal; by United KingdomThree test sections. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityCRIACIV Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel - University of FlorenceOperationalBuilding, bridges, general purposeItalyClosed circuit wind tunnel, T-shaped diffuser, one atmospheric test section (max speed ).Durham University 2m tunnelOperationalUnited Kingdom Subsonic; turbulence generation system; moving or fixed groundDurham University 1m recirculating wind tunnelOperational: by by United Kingdom – Durham University – smaller tunnelsOperationalUnited KingdomThree tunnels; max speed 20 m/sEDITH supersonic wind tunnelOperationalDiameter by Long shot time running (20 minutes).FranceFundamental research on shock waves. Aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of probes and models. Fluidic thrust vectoring of supersonic nozzleEnergy Technology CentreOperationalWorking section by Wind blade testingUnited Kingdom European Transonic Wind TunnelTransonicGermanyFerrari wind tunnelOperational wideby longItalyFocke's wind tunnelOperationalGermanyPrivate laboratory of Henrich Focke, not discovered until 1977Wright Brothers Wind TunnelOperationalSubsonic aerodynamic research, education, industry testingUnited StatesLocated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Closed-circuit, closed-return atmospheric wind tunnel. Maximum speed , turbulence level below 0.05%, reopened in 2021 after a complete rebuild.Glenn L. Martin Wind TunnelOperationalLow speed: scale model testing, automotive, aerospaceUnited StatesUniversity of Maryland, College ParkGVPMOperationalBuilding, bridges, rail, aeronautical, general purposeItalyVertically arranged closed circuit wind tunnel with two test sections: one atmospheric (max speed ), one aeronautical (max speed ) with possibility to test with open / closed jet.Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9Diameter United StatesLocated at Arnold Air Force Base and operated by the United States Air ForceImperial College LondonOperationalLow speed tunnels: to United Kingdom Five low speed tunnels and other tunnels up to mach 9Jules Verne climatic wind tunnelOperationalAutomotive, Rail, Full scale general purposeFranceThree test sections with wind speeds up to Klebanoff–Saric Wind TunnelOperationalUnited StatesLarge Amplitude Multi-Purpose (LAMP) Vertical Wind Tunnel Bihrle Applied ResearchOperationalDiameter Vertical, Subsonic, High AOA, Static or body-axis oscillatoryGermanyPrivately owned wind tunnel. +- 180 degree AOA and +-90 degree sideslip. Diverse testing capability: static, wind body axis dynamic, Multi-body axis dynamic, simultaneous force moment and pressure data acquisition.RUAG Large Wind Tunnel EmmenOperationalLow speed aerospace, full scale automotive and general purposeSwitzerlandLockheed Martin Low Speed Wind TunnelOperationalAeronautics, Full Scale Automotive, V/STOL Aircraft, General PurposeUnited StatesLarger test section was designed for use of V/STOL aircraft but is not limited to such. Max speed of ~ in smaller test section and ~ in the larger test section.Loughborough University Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Low Turbulence WindtunnelOperationalUnited Kingdom AAE Large WindtunnelLoughborough University Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Large WindtunnelOperationalUnited Kingdom Loughborough University Automotive Wind TunnelOperational by by United Kingdom 'Rolling road' moving ground plane. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityMARHy wind TunnelOperationalDiameter by Hypersonic/supersonic rarefied wind tunnel. No limit running time. Reynolds number /cm: 26.3 < Re < 7522;Mach number: 0.8 < Mach < 20FranceFundamental and applied research of fluid dynamic phenomena in rarefied compressible flows. Aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of probes and models; Plasma flow control in rarefied and super/hypersonic flows.Modine Wind TunnelsUnited StatesClimatic wind tunnel testing, large truck and automotiveNASA Ames 7-by 10 Foot Wind TunnelUnited StatesNASA Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 16 Inch ShockDiameter Hypersonic propulsionUnited StatesNASA Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Direct-ConnectHypersonic propulsionUnited StatesNASA Ames National Full Scale Aerodynamic ComplexSubsonicUnited StatesLargest wind tunnel in the worldNASA Ames Subsonic 12 Foot High-Rn PressureDiameter SubsonicUnited StatesNASA Ames 9-by 7-foot Supersonic Wind TunnelSupersonicUnited StatesNASA Ames 11-by 11-foot Transonic Wind TunnelTransonicUnited StatesNASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind TunnelTransonic/supersonicUnited StatesNASA Glenn 10- by 10-Foot Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind TunnelSupersonic, Propulsion and Aero CapabilityUnited StatesNASA Glenn 8- by 6-Foot Wind TunnelTransonicUnited StatesNASA Glenn 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind TunnelSubsonicUnited StatesNASA Glenn Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory Nozzle Acoustic Test RigDiameter Acoustic testing of exhaust nozzles, subsonicUnited StatesFree-jetNASA Glenn Engine Components Research LabUnited StatesNASA Glenn Hypersonic Test FacilityHypersonicUnited StatesNASA Glenn Icing Research TunnelSubsonic IcingUnited StatesNASA Glenn Propulsion Systems LaboratoryActiveDiameter by longFull-Scale Engine TestingUnited StatesFour test cells: 1 & 2 demolished; 3 & 4 active. Cell 3 has icing capabilitiesNASA Langley 14- by 22-Foot Subsonic TunnelSubsonic atmosphericUnited StatesNASA Langley 20-Foot Vertical Spin TunnelDiameter Subsonic vertical spinUnited StatesNASA Langley Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel-Diameter High speedUnited StatesNASA Langley Full-Scale Wind TunnelDemolishedFull-scale aircraftUnited StatesNASA's oldest operating wind tunnel until its closing in October 1995NASA Langley High-Rn Transonic Dynamics TunnelOperationalAeroelasticity, high-risk testing, active controls, rotorcraft performance and stability, transonic aerodynamics.United StatesUnique capability to manipulate fluid-structure scaling parameters with use of Heavy-Gas (R-134a) or air as a test medium and variable pressure. Good flow quality for large transonic tunnel (Mach 0–1.2)NASA Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 AirDiameter HypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 TetrafluoromethaneDemolished in 2016Diameter HypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic 31 Inch Mach 10 AirDiameter HypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 15 Inch Mach 6 High-Temperature TunnelDiameter HypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 8 Foot High-Temperature TunnelDiameter Hypersonic, high-temperatureUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Arc-Heated ScramjetHypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Combustion ScramjetHypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Supersonic CombustionHypersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley NASA / GASL HYPULSE Propulsion IntegrationUnited StatesNASA Langley National Transonic FacilityTransonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Propeller Research TunnelDiameter Full-scale aircraft used primarily in reducing drag caused by propellers and exposed enginesUnited StatesNASA Langley Subsonic 12 Foot Atmospheric LabDiameter Subsonic atmosphericUnited StatesNASA Langley Subsonic Low-Turbulence Pressure TunnelSubsonic low-turbulenceUnited StatesNASA Langley Supersonic High-RnSupersonicUnited StatesNASA Langley Transonic 16 Foot AtmosphericTransonic atmosphericUnited StatesNASA Langley Variable Density TunnelDiameter by longMeasuring aerodynamic qualities of airfoilsUnited StatesWorld's first variable density wind tunnelNational Wind Tunnel FacilityOperationalUnited KingdomTwenty-two wind tunnels at twelve universities allowing open accessODTÜ-RÜZGEMOperationalHigh Speed Test Section:
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