Having spend some time there, I really like the R J Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire) wind tunnel - used to be at Farnborough until they took a section of it to Southampton Uni. Real sense of history using it!
Most of our use is validating sensors for use outside wind tunnels, that is showing our on-bike drag sensors match wind tunnel measurements (it's for serious cyclists and triathletes). Watching live drag (more accurately, CdA) change with body position is fascinating - and tells me my back can't handle the most aero position for more than a few tens of seconds.
Great article. Nice review... Helps to see the mathematical equations and numbers, like Bernoulli and Reynolds's,
compared to graphs and flow tunnel simulations.
Having spend some time there, I really like the R J Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire) wind tunnel - used to be at Farnborough until they took a section of it to Southampton Uni. Real sense of history using it!
Most of our use is validating sensors for use outside wind tunnels, that is showing our on-bike drag sensors match wind tunnel measurements (it's for serious cyclists and triathletes). Watching live drag (more accurately, CdA) change with body position is fascinating - and tells me my back can't handle the most aero position for more than a few tens of seconds.
Great article. Nice review... Helps to see the mathematical equations and numbers, like Bernoulli and Reynolds's, compared to graphs and flow tunnel simulations.