Interactive Flow Studies

Water Tunnel

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This water tunnel is an excellent complement to FLOWCOACH or ePIV providing a total educational solution for teaching fluid mechanics. The entire system measures 52" (1320mm) wide, 22" (560mm) deep, and 35 " (890mm) tall and includes a 1/3 hp submersible pump that can push water through the 2-inch-square (50mm) test section at up to approximately 1 meter per second (40 gallons per minute). A dye injection system is built-in. FlowLab was designed with versatility in mind. The plenum (return section) and 24-inch-long test section are user-removable. The standard flowLab package includes a Wier plenum (which allows optical access upstream from the return side) and a test section with a removable circular plug - a blank plug, a brass cylinder, and a stainless steel airfoil are part of the package. Optional test sections include an axisymmetric jet, a flat plate, and a hydraulic jump.

The Water Tunnel consists of:

Dye delivery system,
Air bleeder valve,
Interchangeable test section,
Interchangeable plenum,
Reservoir with pump and drain spigot.

Optionally available are miniLDV System with manual or motorized traverses, biofluids test section, circular pipe flow test section, hydraulic junp section, flat plate test section and free plenum. The hydraulic jump test section cannot be used with the Wier plenum.

Features:

Complete flow loop,
Interchangeable test sections,
Airfloil (NACA 0012) and cylinder models included,
Axisymmetric test section,
Maximum flow rate is 40 US Gal/min (150 L/min),
Maximum speed is 1 m/s (3.3 ft/sec),
Maximum speed for jet test section is 5 m/s (15.5 ft/sec)
Weight is 380 lbs (173 kg) when full of water,
Reservoir size is 35 US Gal (133 L)
Test section is 2"x2"x24" (50x50x610 mm)
Dimensions are Width=52"(1.32 m), Height=35" (0.89 m) & Depth=22"(0.56 m)

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