The new Laboratory of Environmental Aerodynamics of Cracow University of Technology
Authors:
- Łukasz Flaga,
- Aleksander Pistol,
- Renata Kłaput,
- Michał Polak,
- Agnieszka Kocoń,
- Fabio Rizzo,
- Andrzej Flaga
Abstract
Laboratory of Environmental Aerodynamics is the new investment currently being erected at the Cracow University of Technology in Poland. Housing two large wind tunnels, each equipped with two separate working sections for different environmental purposes, will be one of the largest state-of-the-art wind tunnels in Europe. The laboratory building has two above-ground floors and one underground floor. Both of the tunnels have the working sections in the basement and on the upper floor, meaning the wind flow in each of them will circulate in a vertical plane. The first wind tunnel TA.1, has the lower section dedicated to aerodynamic tests of buildings, bridges and other engineering structures, with elaborate turbulence generation possibilities. Its upper section will be mostly used for tests of wind turbines and potential large-scale elements. The wind flow in this tunnel will be generated by 3 fans, each of them 2920 mm in diameter, located on the upper floor. The second wind tunnel TA.2, has the lower section dedicated for environmental tests, with the possibility of rain simulation and frost and thaw cycles in combination with the wind flow. Its upper section will be dedicated to artificial snow simulations and smoke visualizations. The wind flow in this tunnel will be generated by 6 fans distributed in 2 rows, each of them 2115 mm in diameter, located on the upper floor. The project was started in 2017 and initiated in 2018 with an application for co-financing. The contract for co-financing was signed in July 2019 and the opening is planned for March 2023.
- Record ID
- CUT37e2f96f8e6644058f8230c1afdaeb20
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- Author
- Pages
- 351-354
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; rys.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 354; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.
- Book
- Calotescu Ileana, Ileana Calotescu Chitez Adriana, Adriana Chitez Coşoiu Costin Costin Coşoiu [et al.] (eds.): 8th European-African Conference on Wind Engineering (8EACWE), September 20-23, 2022, Bucharest, Romania : proceedings, 2022, Bucureşti, Editura Conspress, ISBN 978-973-100-532-4
- Keywords in English
- wind tunnel design, environmental wind tunnel, boundary layer simulation, rain simulation
- URL
- https://eacwe2022.utcb.ro/ Opening in a new tab
- Related project
- Wyposażenie meblowe do Laboratorium Aerodynamiki Środowiskowej w ramach projektu pn. Budowa Laboratorium Aerodynamiki Środowiskowej Politechniki Krakowskiej. . Project leader at PK: , ,
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 5
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- publisherList
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- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT37e2f96f8e6644058f8230c1afdaeb20/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT37e2f96f8e6644058f8230c1afdaeb20
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