Other Groups with Mars Wind Tunnels
Used (occasionally) as Mars wind tunnel since 1976.
Used by several groups, eg. Arizona
State University's Planetary Aeolian Laboratory.
Primary focus is Aeolian transport, but tunnel has also been used to
test instruments eg Pathfinder anemometer & windsocks.
Open circuit tunnel in large (4000 m3) chamber, test section
1.3 m x 1.3 m x 13 m long.
Closed loop system, test section ~0.4m dia. x ~2m L
Focus is study of Martian aerosol (dust), adhesion & cohesion effects.
Contact: Dr. Jon Merrison
Can recreate Martian diurnal cycles of humidity and temperature.
Small open loop wind tunnel, test section 3.8 cm diameter x 26 cm long
Features controllable humidity.
Current focus is developing techniques to extract water from the Martian
atmosphere.
Contact: Professor
Adam Bruckner
For further details, please contact:
Colin Wilson
E-mail: wilson@atm.ox.ac.uk
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and
Planetary Physics
Oxford University, OXFORD OX1 3PU
Tel: (+44 01865) 27 29 27
Fax: (+44 01865) 27 29 24
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