title: CFD and experimental data of closed-loop wind tunnel flow.
abstract: The data presented in this article were the basis for the study reported in the research articles entitled 'A validated design methodology for a closed loop subsonic wind tunnel' (Calautit et al., 2014) [1], which presented a systematic investigation into the design, simulation and analysis of flow parameters in a wind tunnel using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The authors evaluated the accuracy of replicating the flow characteristics for which the wind tunnel was designed using numerical simulation. Here, we detail the numerical and experimental set-up for the analysis of the closed-loop subsonic wind tunnel with an empty test section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
authors.forename: John Kaiser
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Calautit
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
authors.forename: Ben Richard
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Hughes
keywords: Aerodynamics; Computational modelling; Flow quality; Wind engineering; Wind tunnel