Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explain the comprehensive process of designing and analysing a low-speed open-circuit table-top wind tunnel. All of the preceding research work's principles were followed in the creation of this wind tunnel. The wind tunnel is constituted of a contraction chamber, a test section, and a diffuser. This design contains a square test section with a side length of 340mm and an on-design velocity of 10m/s inside the test section. The overall pressure loss inside the table-top wind tunnel is computed, as is the minimum power sufficient to run the system. The 2D axis-symmetric modelling is done in "CATIA V5" design software, while the numerical flow simulation is done in "ANSYS Fluent".

Key words: Design , Tabletop , Wind , Tunnel