Design and application of low speed wind tunnels

Abstract

The goal of this article is to provide a short introduction to the design and application of low speed wind tunnels. These wind tunnels are designed to provide a well-defined, controllable, uniform flow of air for experimental and design validation purposes. While the low speed wind tunnel facility at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) was designed primarily to simulate forced air-cooling of electronic components and systems, examples are also provided to illustrate its application for the investigation of vehicle aerodynamics.