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Gamesa and the Technical University of Madrid to jointly develop a wind-tunnel testing facility

By Michelle Froese | July 21, 2015

Gamesa and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint design, development, and operation of a high-performance aerodynamic-testing tunnel in Madrid. The facility is set to become a benchmark in Europe because it will enable the performance of extremely advanced aerodynamic, aeroacoustic, and aeroelastic measurements.

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Gamesa’s experimental wind-tunnel testing facility is expected to become a European benchmark for testing wind power and other civil-engineering applications.

“This aerodynamic tunnel will be cutting-edge by any measure: there is no other facility in Europe in which all of these tests can be performed in combination, offering applications not only for wind power but also for the railroad and civil engineering industries,” said Carlos Conde, Dean of UPM. “UPM is, without a doubt, the university institution best placed to carry out this initiative due to the numerous groups of researchers that have worked on advanced fluid mechanics and aerodynamics in recent decades.”

Meanwhile, Antonio de la Torre, Product Development Manager at Gamesa, explained that this new tunnel will allow the company to perform advanced full-rotor (three blades and hub) aerodynamic noise measurements, dynamic tests and simulations, all of which will help make its products more competitive.

“Until now we had to resort to university labs outside Spain to perform these tests,” de la Torre said. “Once this facility is operative, we will be able to run these tests in Spain, which is where our R&D effort is based, underpinned by a staff of over 500 engineers.”

In addition, the facility, which will measure around 70 meters long and 50 meters wide, will enable static testing of turbine blades by simulating the incidence of wind from any direction and at any type of site. The plan is that the tunnel, which will be managed by a trust comprising representatives from UPM and sponsoring companies such as Gamesa, will begin to operate during the last quarter of 2016.

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www.gamesacorp.com


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Tagged With: energy, Gamesa, matrid, testing, tunnel, wind
 

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