Keywords: pressure loss coefficient, pressure loss, optimize, ducts, wind tunnel, tue, diffuser, contraction, exit, inlet, corners, test section.

WinDI is build as a tool to calculate and optimize the pressure loss in a wind tunnel or other duct system (e.g. ventilation ducts). It's aim was to support the wind tunnel design process. WinDI is written in Matlab. It is currently not compatible with GNU Octave.

WinDI is written by Rinka van Dommelen and Patrick Hanckmann as tool to support the research performed for the thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science of Building Physics and Services at the Department of Built Environment of the Eindhoven University of Technology from Rinka van Dommelen. The thesis is provided at http://www.rinkavandommelen.nl/WindtunnelThesisRinka.pdf.

All code is released on the LGPL license (see the copyright notices). Note that the thesis (as provided on the website http://www.rinkavandommelen.nl) is not covered under this license.

If you use the tool for your research, you can refer to it using (in bibtex format): @MISC{windi2013, author = {van Dommelen, R. and Hanckmann, P}, title = {WinDI - A Wind tunnel Design Instrument}, howpublished = {Matlab toolbox}, month = {May}, year = {2013}, url = {https://github.com/hanckmann/WinDI---A-Wind-tunnel-Design-Instrument} }

If you use information from the thesis for your research, you can refer to it using (in bibtex format): @MASTERSTHESIS{vandommelen2013, author = {van Dommelen, Rinka}, title = {Design of an Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel}, school = {Eindhoven University of Technology}, year = {2013}, month = {May} }

We hope this tool and the information will be usefull for you!

With kind regards,

Rinka van Dommelen Patrick Hanckmann

Copyright (c) 2012, 2013 All Right Reserved License : LGPL Authors : Rinka van Dommelen, Patrick Hanckmann E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] Version : WinDI, version 1 Date : May 01, 2013