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Old tech, we simulate such tunnels now. Wind and water. For cars, airplanes, ships, surfwaves, river fixes.
by rurban 1y ago
Old tech, we simulate such tunnels now. Wind and water. For cars, airplanes, ships, surfwaves, river fixes.
- defrost 1y agoCFD isn't perfect, reality still has a few suprises, and serious R&D teams use CFD to hone ideas while still using wind tunnels, real water, etc on models or real life at 1:1 scale to final test and verify. Your claim aside, we still see articles and papers such as: (2019) https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/4200-will-cfd-ever-replace-wind-tunnels-forbuilding-wind-simulations.pdf https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/4200-will... (2025) https://www.dlubal.com/en/support-and-learning/support/knowledge-base/001948 https://www.dlubal.com/en/support-and-learning/support/knowl... asking if wind tunnels and "real" scale models can be fully set aside. As has been the case for decades now, the answer is still "almost" and "soon".
- rurban 1y agoCFD isn't perfect but better and cheaper. About once a year we try the real tunnel, but for the rest CFD is better. Esp. now with the new graphic cards