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Old 11-29-2009, 09:51 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
...If you really wanted to butt-dyno the wind resistance on a bike, you can get a large barn fan (~48" diameter) and build a tube around it with whatever...
And make sure to pull the air through the tube with the fan, rather than push it.

Many years ago, I built a small wind tunnel for 1/8th scale plastic models using a 21" window fan and found out very quickly that the air is much more stable when pulled through, and not turbulated by the fan blades.

Jim.

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