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Old 04-20-2011, 08:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Where can I get free wind tunnel software?

Can someone please tell me where to download a simple wind tunnel software program?

I found "flow illustrator" but the site is not working. But something simple like that is what I'm looking for.

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"Simple" and "wind tunnel" are pretty much mutually exclusive. There are some programs that will do a 2d analysis based on a 2d image, but that is not the same thing as a wind tunnel. You really need to be working with 3d models to have meaningful results.

openfoam is what I have considered looking at in the past. Not simple though.
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I am not familiar with the programs mentioned, but it appears the site is up and running:
Flow Illustrator home page

I'm at work right now though, so I can not try the movie maker for myself..
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This site is running but it says there is a 1170 minute wait time and I have not been able to figure out how to use my own bitmap.

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Revised: I just found the bitmap button. Thank you.


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