This tunnel achieves laminar flow using an array of soda straws to direct the flow. In fact, there are 150 straws in total. You can see a short clip of the wind tunnel in action below.

There are two main types of fluid flow - laminar flow, in which the fluid flows smoothly in layers, and turbulent flow, which is characterised by chaotic motion and large amounts of mixing. In ...

These two types of flow define how liquids and gases move in various systems, affecting everything from pipe design to aerodynamics. Laminar flow occurs when a fluid moves smoothly in parallel ...

As part of the DLR LamAiR (Laminar Aircraft Research) project, various DLR institutes are working together on the implementation of laminar flow technology on civil aircraft. Within the research group ...

Transition and Turbulence This section was adapted from by Z. Warhaft, Cambridge University Press, 1997. How many times a day do we turn on a faucet? Do it now. First very slowly, and you will see ...

The Journal of Hygiene, Vol. 73, No. 1 (Aug., 1974), pp. 61-74 (17 pages) This paper contains an assessment of the physical performance of a permanently installed down-flow laminar-flow operating room ...

The influence of obstructions and thermals on the air flow in unidirectional or laminar flow systems was studied with special reference to operating rooms. It was shown that thermals induced in the ...

The laminar nozzle shown in the picture above is built with 800 drinking straws all placed in parallel inside a 4″ PVC pipe. The water input is a 3/4″ garden hose adapter, perpendicular to the ...