B52/9 · Mechanical and Civil Engineering • Wind tunnel and fire test hall

Wind tunnel

In the past, ULiège owned the same facility on the Val-Benoît site.
When the Faculty of Applied Sciences moved to the Sart-Tilman campus, it was decided to take advantage of the available space to build a new, larger and more efficient wind tunnel.

The wind tunnel is a closed-loop subsonic facility (Mach <0.15), but can be configured for open-loop operation. It has two different test sections. The wind tunnel was designed and built by TLT Turbo GmbH*.

* Source: Laboratory LTAS

 Fire Test Hall 

The Fire Test Hall is:

• in charge of carrying out fire resistance tests since 1979
• a member of the Structural Engineering Division - ArGEnCo Department - University of Liège (Belgium)
• an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory
• a notified laboratory for RPC (Règlement des Produits de Construction)
• active member of several commissions and associations (member of the EGOLF association)

What is fire resistance?

The purpose of determining fire resistance is to assess the behavior of a specimen of a construction element when exposed to defined conditions of heat and pressure.

Test methods provide a means of quantifying an element's ability to withstand exposure to high temperatures by setting criteria according to which performance can be developed, including load-bearing capacity, fire containment (fire-tightness) and heat transmission (thermal insulation)**.

Photos © ULiège - Michel Houet