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Old 07-30-2013, 05:58 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
Looks like we have some choices. First is to try a search of free CFD software online. Second is to contact an area college that has a Mechanical or Chemical Engineering department that would have a student run some simulations on a mainframe. Third is to make a quarter scale model and put in front of a large window fan with thread for tuft testing.
You'll need 80-mph out of that fan to get the tufts right since they're dependent upon a turbulent boundary layer.
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