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Cal Poly Pomona

April 2009 Updates

Building 13 - Wind Tunnel Infrastructure Project

Construction of Control Room. Click to Zoom. Interior of Control Room and view of Wind Tunnel section. Click to Zoom. Finishing work at the research site. Click to Zoom.
Wind Tunnel fan section. Click to Zoom. Recently renovated compressed air tanks intended for supersonic wind tunnel located at the aerospace lab. Click to Zoom. Exterior section of Wind Tunnel metal structure. On corner view of cooling piping infrastructure. Click to Zoom.

About This Project

The United States Air Force has provided a new subsonic wind tunnel structure for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s School of Aeronautical Engineering. The Wind Tunnel metal structure weights 50,000 pounds, and has already been installed in a new facility, specially built for this purpose. During Phase II of the Project, Control Room installation will take place coupled with all technological equipment and control panels. The wind tunnel VFD system will be tied-in to electric power as well.

The overall cost of the project is $2.0 million and will provide state of the art facilities for the College of Engineering. The project will be operative by the Fall Quarter 2008.

Statistical Information

Construction start date:
March 2007
Expected completion date:
August 2009
Construction Cost:
$600,000
Equipment $1,400,000
Total Project Cost: $2,000,000
Gross sq. footage:
2730
Assignable sg. footage addition:
2650
% of project complete:
95%

Project Funding

  • Funding for this project is from the College of Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc. and the US Air Force.

Progress of Major Construction Activities

  • 100% infrastructure construction is completed.
  • Installation of Wind Tunnel Structure is completed.
  • The construction of the Control Room is currently 95 % completed and includes acoustic panel in its interior. The Control Room has been recently connected to I&IT to allow for new computers and electronic equipment.

Key/Critical Issues Currently Pending

  • Provide Fire Alarm system to the new Control Room.
  • Coordinate installation of new flooring by Air Force at Control room
  • Coordinate installation of technological equipment at Control Room.
  • Develop design guidelines for the Wind Tunnel cooling system.

Upcoming Utility or Other Interruptions

  • NA at this time.

Other Areas of Significance

  • NA at this time.