SESSION 1 - ONERA Testing Services Expand Customer Expectations of Wind Tunnel Tests

Dr Stephen Wolf, Business Development Manager, ONERA, France

SESSION 1 - ONERA

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ONERA (The French Aerospace Lab) has operated a suite of world-class wind tunnels for over 55 years, within its GMT division. ONERA's objectives in the short term, mid-term and longer term are: 1) to best serve our clients as we have always done, utilizing improved instrumentation, test techniques and methodologies; 2) to serve a new purpose, to better understand the flow physics of wind tunnel models. The topics covered in our presentation will include development of global measurement techniques (PIV and low-speed PSP), model improvements (automation, and miniaturization of components) on a commercial basis, to provide better value and productivity per test. In addition, we explain how the expectations of our customers are expanded by the continual improvement of our services, which can be as comprehensive as the customer wishes. We are able to provide so much more than just global forces and moments, for example, global pressure distributions, local loading, flow mapping around the model, propulsion integration effects, etc. We will in fact, show how the wind tunnel is only a part of our services, and not the only reason a customer comes to, and returns to ONERA. This we are confident, is the best way to utilize wind tunnel facilities for the future, and to remain competitive in a world market.

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Dr Stephen Wolf, Business Development Manager, ONERA, France

Dr. Stephen Wolf - Business Development Manager at ONERA-GMT Chatillon, France since returning to Europe in 2000. As part of ONERA’s globalization, he has responsibility for attracting and managing international test campaigns in ONERA’s suite of large-scale world-class wind tunnels. A role he is particularly suited to as an Englishman in France. Previously, a senior research scientist at NASA Langley (supporting commissioning of an flexible walled test section in the 0.3-meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel) and Ames Research Centers (designing, leading, and researching the “quiet” Laminar Flow Supersonic Wind Tunnel) in the USA for 12 years, followed by a 3 year adventure as the second foreign “Guijin” senior research scientist in Japan, working for NAL (now JAXA) in Chofu, nr. Tokyo, Japan (uncovering the mysteries of a unique cryogenic quiet 0.2-metre Supersonic Wind Tunnel). Extensive scientific background and Doctorate in subsonic, transonic and supersonic wind tunnel research, design, and testing techniques, with over 50 references to his name. As well as an important contributor to the Royal Aeronautical Society (Event co-ordinator and the AIAA-GTTC (conference technical chair), he is currently serving as a Past-President of the Supersonic Tunnel Association, International (STAI).

 

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