Technicians pose with the ERJ-170 airfoil set up for testing the IRT.
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Description
- Type: Closed-return, atmospheric-type wind tunnel
- Refrigerated for all-year operation
Test Chamber Dimensions
- Height: 1.8 m (6 ft.)
- Width: 2.7 m (9 ft.)
- Length: 6.1 m (20 ft.)
Performance and Capability
- Continuous air speeds from 50 to 350 kts
- Year-round temperature as low as -25°C, controllable to .5°C
- Supercooled water droplets between 14 and 50 microns
- Water content controllable between 0.5 and 2.5 g/m³ can be produced to form an icing cloud
4.5 ft by 6 ft - 8.67 ft. diameter turntable can be rotated ±20 degrees
General Support Service Systems
- Heated air
- 125-psig at flows up to 1 lb/s to temps up to 700°F
- Steam service at 40-psig
- Service or shop air at 125-psig
- Altitude exhaust – 26-in Hg at flows calibrated from 0.1 to 85-lbm/sec
- Force balance system
- Facility data recording equipment
Icing Research Tunnel Fact Sheet
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