Abstract
Hydrodynamic tunnels have been applied to several engineering fields since the late 19thcentury, one of their main applications in the understanding of hydrodynamics/aerodynamicsphenomenon in vehicles (of land, air or naval nature). In the early 2000's the constructionof two hydrodynamic tunnels began at the Mechanical Engineering Department, UNESP- Ilha Solteira. Two projects continue ot…