Aerodynamics, Microfluidics, and Flow Control

The Meadow Aerodynamics Laboratory & Microfluidics Laboratory
School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Services:
Flow Measurements in a Subsonic Wind Tunnel

The Aerodynamics Laboratory is a world-wide leading center in the field of flow control and measurements of unsteady complex flows.
The lab is equipped with five (5) wind tunnels, covering a large spectrum of sizes and velocity ranges. Some of the tunnels excel in a low turbulence level, which is the best experimental choice for measuring wing performances at low velocities (small Reynolds numbers).
Additionally, the lab supplies the following services:
- Measurement of forces and moments on two and three dimensional models.
- Characterization of velocity fields through flow visualization in smoke, "surface oil" and its measurements using seven-holes probe and particle image velocimetry (PIV).
The lab is staffed with skillful highly-motivated and scientifically experienced team, having expertise in the operation of the experimental system, hardware and software.

Experiments are tailor-made and can be initiated shortly after order

Key Words:
Flow Control, Detachment, Shear Flow, Boundary Layers, Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow, Unsteady Flow, Aerodynamics, Atmosphere, Wind Energy

Contact:
Prof. Avraham (Avi) Seifert
Head, Meadow Aerodynamics laboratory
Associate Professor of Mech. Eng., Vice Dean for Research
Wolfson ME Bldg, Room. 217
Phone: +972-3-640-5310
Fax: +972-3-640-7334
E-mail:seifert@eng.tau.ac.il
Lab Webpage:http://picasso.eng.tau.ac.il/research/laboratories/Aerodynamics/Meadow%20lab%20v6.htm

Project manager

avi Wener
Research services

Project researchers

Avraham Seifert
T.A.U Tel Aviv University, Engineering
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer