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Bids for ID dealers MIRA gets the wind up •

25th February 1993
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MIRAs climatic wind tunnel (CWT), commissioned in January at a cost of £5m, makes its aerodynamic centre the best in the world.

Located close to full-scale and scale-model wind tunnels and MIRA's thermofluids laboratory, the CWT puts the searing heat of the Nevada desert, the sapping humidity of the tropics and the solidifying cold of the Artic at the disposal of UK vehicle and component manufacturers.

Six MIRA member companies pledged forward-purchase of more than 50% of the CWT over the next 10 years. The remaining capacity is available for hire.

The CWT will accommodate two or four-wheel-drive vehicles up to eight tonnes, providing wind speeds of up to 200km/h and temperatures from -40°C to 55°C. It also allows vehicles to be evaluated under idle or city conditions at zero wind speed.

Solar simulation of up to 1.2kW/m2 can simulate hot road conditions with underbody heat of 30°C above the ambient; humidity can be adjusted between 5% and 95%.

MIRNs managing director John Wood says: "Vehicle manufacturers are seeking more refinement of climatic control systems and air conditioning. The CWT is an ideal development tool".


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