Shimizu Corporation

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Representative: Kazuki Hibi
Fax: 81-3-4512-4734
Phone: 81-3-3820-5834
http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/tech/sit/index.html




Shimizu Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

Date Built: 1982
Size H/W/L: 7.9 ft x 8.5 ft x 49.2 ft (2.4 m x 2.6 m x 15 m)
Max Wind Speed: 67.1 mph (108.0 kph)
Construction Type: Steel and wood
Circuit Type: Closed circuit
Power: 110 KW
Power Type: 3-m diameter
Stagnation Pressure/Temperature: 100mmAq / Ambient
Data System: Sun Work Station
Data Acquisition: 32 channel AD converter (2 sets) 100 KHz
Pressure System: PSI multi channel transducer (521 ch) 100 mmAq
Balances: Internal force balance
Ground Effects: no
Test Types: ground level wind velocity, surface pressure, 6 component force balance, flutter
Air Supply System: 187 m^3/sec
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