The PT1 is the only one Italian aerodynamic transonic wind tunnel and it belongs to a tunnel category, due to its size, used mainly for research activities and for industrial purposes when aircraft parts have to be aerodynamically characterized in order to support the preliminary airplane design phases.
Two Test Sections:
2D WT Models Solid and Pourous Walls with Remoted Turnatable
3D WT Models Solid and Pourous Walls with Remoted Sting Reynolds number up to 27 million (Lref=1 m)
Mach number or maximum velocity 0,1 up to 1,4
Maximum mass flow 24 kg/sec
Maximum temperature/ pressure 1.8 bara
Duct diameter/ test section dimensions (diameter or height/ width) 0,35×0,45 m² (2 test sections)
Measurement instruments Pressure measurement (steady and unstedy);
Force & Moment Measurement;
shock visualization by Schlieren pictures;
transition visualization by infrared camera;
1 working shift, 5 days/week