{"id":207,"date":"2025-03-05T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:19:09","slug":"wind-tunnel-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/index.php\/wind-tunnel-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Tunnel Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--140);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--140);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--140);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--140)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8437-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" style=\"border-radius:32px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8437-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8437-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8437-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8437-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">we went and visted the rj mitchell wind tunnel in southampton university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video rad\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3671.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">this is the test section of the wind tunnel, much like our model. the fan can draw up to 743kw of power (~23,000X more than ours) and can produce up to 90mph winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8462-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" style=\"border-radius:32px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8462-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8462-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8462-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8462-edited.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">the mesh on the effuser on the wind tunnel, using 6mm hexagons to create the laminar flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8463-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" style=\"border-radius:32px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8463-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8463-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8463-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8463-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">to understand the scale of the wind tunnel and the size of the mesh, this is us standing inside of the effuser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/blog.william.bradley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8467.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">this was an example of the research that took place in the wind tunnel while we were there, and vaporised oil is used as &#8220;smoke&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/\">Back<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>we went and visted the rj mitchell wind tunnel in southampton university. this is the test section of the wind tunnel, much like our model. the fan can draw up to 743kw of power (~23,000X more than ours) and can produce up to 90mph winds. the mesh on the effuser on the wind tunnel, using 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