please describe it in everyday life words
2006-08-03 14:07:37 · 3 answers · asked by dwyanewade123 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Basically it is a room that simulate wind blowing as well as air flow on the surface of a moving object eg: car/airplane. It is very useful room to study aerodynamic of a design.
2006-08-03 14:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by maxorian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, as unhelpful as it sounds, it is a tunnel with wind in it
picture a big tube with a real big fan on one end
turn the fan on you get a beg wind howling through the tube
wind tunnels are used for many different kinds of research and product development
if you want to know how your device will stand up to a 50 mph wind, stick it in a wind tunnel and see
if you want to make a car that has low wind resistance at high way speed, you can take it on the highway where measurements are difficult, or you can put it in a wind tunnel and turn the wind speed up to 70 mph
test the lift on your new plane wing design --> wind tunnel
keep at it
2006-08-03 21:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a room with a big fan
2006-08-03 22:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by william z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋