University of Orleans

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Please visit the facility's web site for contact information.

Representative: Jacques Hureau
Fax: 33 2 38 41 73 83
Phone: 33 2 38 49 45 13
http://www.univ-orleans.fr/lme/index.php




Soufflerie "Lucien Malavard"

Date Built: 1990
Size H/W/L: 6.6 ft x 6.6 ft x 16.4 ft (2 m x 2 m x 5 m)
Max Wind Speed: 10-60 m/s
Construction Type: Solid Walls
Reynolds Number: 0.1*10^6 - 4*10^6
Circuit Type: Return
Power: 260 kW
Power Type: Blade diameter: 3.35m; 16 blades; variable RPM
Data System: PC
Data Acquisition: National Instruments multifunction data acquisition devices (32SE/16DI analog inputs, precision 16bi
Pressure System: 48 simultaneous channels pressure acquisition system with 200Hz frequency
Balances: 1 external 6 components - 1 internal 6 components
Ground Effects: None
Test Types: In V1: 3D aerodynamic tests on models of aircraft, car, boat hulls, sails, underwater devices, etc.
Air Supply System: Atmospheric
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