The Aylesbury comparative experiment: A status report

Abstract To date, the mean and 1 sec rms pressures from 11 facilities have been incorporated into the spreadsheet. Additional results have been recently obtained, bringing the total number of participants to 15. Work has begun to include all of these in the spreadsheet. In addition, the data for the extremes are also being incorporated into the spreadsheet. Even though 15 laboratories from throughout the world have conducted the ACE tests, not a single facility from the United States has participated. Many labs from the U.S. will be contacted and asked to conduct the test program. Even if a lab is not asked, it is requested that you volunteer. The goal is to have the testing program complete in the next year to 15 months. There is every reason to believe that between 20 to 30 labs will have tested the model at the conclusion of the test program. This is an excellent opportunity to evaluate the capabilities of a wind tunnel facility against many others world wide. Interested individuals should contact the senior author or one of the regional coordinators.