Monday, February 4, 2013

Flow Visualization Wind Tunnel

 Testing the 1/24 scale Porsche 959 in the Wind Tunnel


The Tunnel - Lights were needed to see the smoke.

Here Christopher lights the Incense.

The tunnel from the rear.  Plastic straws were used to straighten
the incoming air in order to minimize the rotational effects of the fan.
2nd Place!


Here we see the smoke traveling in a path directly over the boundary layer.


Studying the Effects of the rear spoiler on the stream.


Here, the rear spoler is removed and tape
covers the engine compartment.