Wind tunnel models for fundamental experimental fluid dynamics and flow control studies

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Recently, there has been an increasing amount of social and political pressure placed on transport industries, in particular aviation, to reduce their impact on the environment and contribution to global warming. Active flow control has been identified as a key factor to produce the paradigm shift required to meet increasingly stringent environmental standards on emissions, while sustaining growth. The focus of the research to be supported by the proposed equipment is to investigate the fundamental flow dynamics of separated and wall-bounded shear layers, and how such phenomena can be manipulated to improve flow characteristics in order to reduce drag and harmful emissions. The overarching aim is the development and implementation of active flow control strategies, either open or closed-loop, in an experimental framework, with a view to deployment in industry.