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The IRT has played a substantial role in developing, testing, and certifying methods to prevent ice buildup on aircraft. The facility can produce continuous airspeeds from 350 kts and temperatures as low as -25°F year-round, controllable to within one degree Fahrenheit. Supercooled water droplets between 15 to 50 microns and controllable water content can be produced to form an icing cloud.
Type: Closed-return, atmospheric-type wind tunnel
Test Section: 6-ft high by 9-ft wide by 20-ft long
Temperature: ambient to -35°C (year round)
Airspeed: 50 to 350 kts (continuous)
Water Droplets: 15 to 50 microns
Icing Research Tunnel Fact Sheet
GRC Research Facilities
Find out more about the research facilities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center
