Drying Unit:

Silica gel, layer of 1 m height and 2.5 m diameter; 70 kW heating system for regeneration
(end temp. 150°C)

Test Section:

1800mm×350mm×100mm

Vacuum Tanks:

120 m³

Pump Unit:

2300 m³/h (80% vacuum) + 700 m³/h
(95% vacuum)

Evacuation time:

~ 25, 10 and 5 minutes depending on used pomp

Blow down time at 100mm¤100mm sonic throat:

~ 22 sec.

Measurement Equipment:

Pressure:

- digital barometer DRUCK;
- pressure transducers (KULITE, DRUCK)
  with KULITE signal conditioners;
- intelligent pressure scanners PSI System 9010,
  4×16 channels;
- computer controlled pneumatic probe
  transportation system for boundary layer
  measurements.

Optics:

- Schlieren system;
- Mach-Zehnder interferometer;
- CCD technology for picture acquisition
  and analysis;
- PIV system of DANTEC.