The AF10 is a small-scale wind tunnel with an electric fan and adjustable airflow control. It is the essential base unit for eight different experiment modules that demonstrate key principles and phenomena of air flow.
The unit consists of a sturdy steel framework on which is mounted a fan which supplies air via a flow-control valve to a specially designed plenum chamber and aerodynamically shaped contraction.
Each of the experiment modules fits either to the plenum chamber or to the contraction. The air then exits the experiment module through the bench top and emerges at an exhaust at the rear of the unit. When smoke is used in experiments for visualization purposes users can fit flexible ducting to the exhaust to direct waste smoke safely away.
Toggle clamps hold the experiment modules, reducing the need for tools. Pressure measurement connections use reliable quick-release couplings. Both of these features make the changeover from one experiment to another simple and quick.
The bench format of the equipment makes it compact, easy to move and store. The unit also has handy shelves and storage space which is ideal to store experiment modules when they are not in use.
The minimum requirement is the AF10 and one of the experiment modules, plus the AF10a manometer as required. Other experiments can be purchased at a later date allowing a complete system to be built up as time and budgets allow.
Standard FeaturesAvailable ExperimentsRecommended Ancillaries
AF11 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to provide experiments that investigate and support Bernoulli's equation.
AF12 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to provide experiments that measure and compare the effects of drag force on objects mounted in an airstream that have the same projected frontal area but different shape. Facilities to compare drag force measurement methods are included.
AF13 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench for the analysis of an emerging jet-stream and its break-up as it moves away from the outlet. Also allows velocity distribution and momentum flux to be evaluated.
AF14 - Experiment
An optional experiment module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench. For students to study boundary layers on rough and smooth flat plates. Includes a pitot to measure velocity profiles. Also allows experiments with pressure gradients.
AF15 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to investigate the radial pressure distribution around a bend and the pressure distribution along the curved inner and outer walls of the bend.
AF16 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to investigate the effect of a jet attaching to an adjacent wall examining the Coandă effect evaluation of attachment and separation and demonstration of a fluidic switch/flip-flop (fluidics).
FLOW VISUALISATION
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to provide facilities for flow visualisation experiments.
AF18 - Experiment
An experimental module for use with the AF10 Air Flow Bench to provide the facilities for investigating the pressure distribution around an aerofoil.
AF10A - Ancillary
A 14-tube multi-range water manometer for use with the AF10 Airflow Bench.
An open circuit suction subsonic wind tunnel with a working section of 450 mm by 450 mm and 1000 mm long. Package includes the Aerofoil with Tappings, a Three-Component Balance, two Differential Pressure Transducers, a 32-Way Pressure Display Unit and data acquisition (VDAS-F).
The complete starter set includes TecQuipment’s Subsonic Wind Tunnel (AF1300), the Basic Lift and Drag Balance (AF1300Z) and the Three-dimensional Drag Models (AF1300J) - all parts needed for experiments in aerodynamic drag.
TecQuipment's Subsonic Wind Tunnel 600MM (AF1600S) is an open circuit suction subsonic wind tunnel with a working section of 600 mm by 600 mm and 1250 mm long. The package includes a Three-Component Balance, Dual Axis Pressure Traverse, and associated instrumentation such as a 32-Way Pressure Display Unit and Versatile Data Acquisition System (VDAS-F).
