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Old 09-08-2011, 01:33 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Chaz (and phil) thanks for expressing this so clearly. I am reminded a bit of the discussions regarding potential energy return from closing valve springs

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...Armchair aerodynamicists, ecomodders, do not have (yet) easily available 3d flow aerodynamic performance tools. Maybe soon.
FWIW, I finally broke down and installed ubuntu on a virtualbox (stuck w/windows as host, don't ask) and installed and ran the first openFOAM and parafoam tutorials I will have to see how serious people are about helping to sort it out, or if it is just talk. Too much speculation in this arena...
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