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Climatic wind tunnels can simulate a wide range of environmental conditions that vehicles experience. Aiolos’s facilities provide the operator with accurate control of the simulation.
From idle city simulation with “Zero” flow velocities to high speed – high power conditions, precise regulation over the control parameters is achieved by anticipating load conditions using accurately controlled models of the wind tunnel systems, components, and performance.
| Ford UK ETL |
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| The Ford Motor Company procured a large, self-contained Environmental Test Laboratory to greatly reduce the product development cycle time. The objective was to include all requisite test capability under one roof, with high productivity. The solution was to design and build a 4.65 m² CWT with altitude, a 2.5 m² CWT, a climate chamber with altitude and various preparation areas, soak rooms and a transfer area. Aiolos scope of supply on this project, which was operational in 2000, was engineering services and construction management assistance. |
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| HMC Snow/Rain CWT |
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| The Hyundai Motor Company has a major R&D center in Namyang Korea with many aerodynamic and climatic test facilities. Aiolos constructed, on a turnkey basis, a 5.6 m² climatic wind tunnel facility which has the capability to simulate hazardous snow and rain driving conditions, as well as falling snow, under varying temperature conditions. This project, designated HSCWT, was completed in 2003 under very aggressive budget and time constraints. The Aiolos Korea staff had major procurement and site management responsibility and serves to show the strength of Aiolos local capability in Korea. |
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| Rail Test & Research CWT |
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| The Austrian government together with major players in the rail industry decided to build, own and operate a climatic wind tunnel facility which would ensure adherence to EC transportation standards and highlight areas for improvement in railroad vehicles. Aiolos was a member of the ARGE team which won the competition to design and supply the complete wind tunnel facility including the building. Aiolos provided the wind tunnel technology including detail design, construction supervision and certain hardware supply. The Aiolos solution to meet the broad scope of the facility requirements was to provide two wind tunnels, one optimized for high speed intercity trains, the other for urban and interurban trains. The resulting complex is the world’s largest test facility of its type, with test section lengths 100m and 31m long, respectively. Test capabilities for the facility, which was operational in 2002, include wind, temperature, humidity, rain, snow and sun to simulate virtually any climatic environment on earth. |
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| Railroad Climatic Wind Tunnel Feasibility Study |
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| Railroad Climatic Wind Tunnel Feasibility Study - Project was cancelled. |
| Sanden International CWT |
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| Sanden International Europe’s New Headquarters and Technical Centre in Bad Nauheim, Germany features an Aiolos supplied 6m² Climatic Wind Tunnel. The wind tunnel, which became operational in 2000, was optimized for testing automobile air conditioning components and systems. Sanden set an aggressive humidity control specification because of the significant impact that humidity has on heat transfer. The resulting performance of Aiolos’ systems and controls exceeded Sanden’s specification giving Sanden a one-of-a-kind facility and setting the standard for the future. |
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| Volvo Truck CWT |
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| The Volvo Truck Corporation contracted Aiolos to construct a 6.3 m² climatic wind tunnel designed for truck and bus drive train testing. The facility was optimized for high load testing at moderate driving speeds, over a temperature range 10 to 50 deg.C. The project involved several challenges, including coming up with an efficient return air circuit within a very restrictive building envelope and providing reduced background noise to aid vehicle operators in assessing drive train performance. Aiolos completed this successful project in 2001 |
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