Description of the excursion:

On this excursion, the pupils get to know the laboratory of a wind research centre. They carry out experiments in a wind tunnel to investigate the joint processes on the wing of an aeroplane and on that of a wind turbine. Experiments are carried out on lift and wind flow. They also investigate which settings need to be made on the wind turbine in order to optimise the use of wind energy.

Subject: Physics 9th/10th grade

Thematic link to the curriculum: structure of the energy supply network, law of conservation of energy, energy transfer chain, (buoyancy)

Prerequisites: Concept of force (representation of force using arrows), Hooke's law, familiarity with measuring devices such as voltmeters and ammeters, knowledge of the generator (as a black box)

Location: University of Oldenburg, Wechloy site

Duration: Approximately 3-4 hours

Maximum group size: 8 students

Other requirements: For organisational reasons, the wind tunnel can only be used during certain weeks.

Registration: via the excursion form

Institution: ForWind - Centre for Wind Energy Research

Weblink: www.forwind.de