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Old 12-10-2011, 01:19 AM   #56 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
Are you saying the screenshots we're taking essentially mean nothing? If it's "just a pretty picture" then why do we see predictable results with different shapes? Seems to me it's better than nothing.
I wasn't trying to diss the original post. I appreciate it. I thanked the original post too. I am not trying to dampen anyone's enthusiasm. I take ConnClark's point about training, and I don't mind admitting again that I have none. I respect the training you all have. I'm asking questions of it. Even with training, how do you judge the usefulness of the visualized data? How do you set up reasonable parameters for the simulation? If there is no standard for converting these velocity and viscosity figures into "real world" numbers don't you have to wonder about confirmation bias in judgements about what flow simulation looks correct? What would you say the tool teaches best?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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