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Group Memberships => UND Cycling => Topic started by: Sal Atticum on October 07, 2009, 06:10:21 PM

Title: Wind tunnels
Post by: Sal Atticum on October 07, 2009, 06:10:21 PM

We were talking about small-scale wind tunnels today to solve a problem for class, which got me thinking about what it would take to build a cyclist-sized wind tunnel to test in.  Apparently it's a little more than building a big box and putting a fan at the end.

http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0208/0208039.pdf
http://www.geversaircraft.com/wt/wt5x7.htm

Oh well. Stupid laminar flow.

Maybe someone on campus should help us write a grant.

Discuss.

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Plantains on October 08, 2009, 07:10:07 PM

I haven't responded to this post because your statements are correct and seemingly require no further discussion.

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Sal Atticum on October 08, 2009, 07:23:54 PM

How about now?

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: curlingDave on October 08, 2009, 07:55:20 PM

Hey Mario, sounds like an application for VERN  ;D

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Mario on October 08, 2009, 08:51:48 PM

Indeed...Dave...indeed

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Alaska Unicyclist on October 13, 2009, 06:05:58 PM

lets build it... no problem, if we can find a 200hp engine, and a place to build it (beeks apartment) the hard part is over!

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Plantains on October 13, 2009, 06:11:58 PM

200hp! What kind of wind speeds do we need? Are we trying to make the tunnel fly? Or just blow some sand around?

I agree that beeks apartment should have more gasoline powered devices operating inside it though.

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Sal Atticum on October 13, 2009, 06:42:50 PM

Maybe up to a 30 MPH headwind?  If we're going to get Mario as aero as he can be, that would be the place to test him.

I saw nothing in my lease agreement against running 200hp gasoline engines in my apartment.

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Alaska Unicyclist on October 13, 2009, 07:17:19 PM

score

Title: Re: Wind tunnels
Post by: Plantains on October 14, 2009, 10:00:17 AM

Quote from: Sal Atticum on October 13, 2009, 06:42:50 PM

I saw nothing in my lease agreement against running 200hp gasoline engines in my apartment.

This is the greatest thing ever.