How to Use wind tunnel in a Sentence
wind tunnel
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And the car's shape is the product of many hours of CFD and wind tunnel time.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2017
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The wind tunnel that ensued ripped open the kitchen and front door.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2017
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Enter the wind tunnel – of love – at iFly in Union City.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
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The goal isn’t a wind tunnel, but a gentle sense of active air.
—Craig Mod, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2020
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Chrysler constructed a wind tunnel, one of the first in the industry, to test its shape.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
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The wind tunnel and the freefalls didn’t alter their performance.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
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Within hours, the team in the UK had booked a session in a wind tunnel to see if Ketchell’s idea worked in real life.
—Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
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The Polestar 3's bodywork has been optimized in the wind tunnel.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
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Next, the team placed real springtails, both living and dead, in a wind tunnel, and dropped them in a free-fall.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
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Pagani says the shape is the result of thousands of hours of wind tunnel testing.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022
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Some observers have compared portions of the downhill course named the Rock to a wind tunnel.
—Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
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Cox also said the building created a kind of wind tunnel that caused part of the tree to dry out and turn brown.
—Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
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Rave Cave gives players easy access to the safe zone using the wind tunnel, launch pad, or Ballers.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022
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Porter Ranch sits in a wind tunnel that during hot Santa Ana events erupt in flames.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2019
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Whitcomb tested the idea in a wind tunnel and found that winglets could achieve a reduction of drag of about 5%.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
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Just imagine three years in the emotional wind tunnel that is a 15-year-old girl.
—Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
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The wind tunnel effect refers to how skyscrapers can change wind speeds and patterns on their own.
—Virginia Langmaid and Judson Jones, CNN, 4 Aug. 2020
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But what works in the wind tunnel or digital world may not always work in the real world.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022
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The wind tunnel and the shivering really adds to the drama.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022
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This year, each of those wind tunnel tests mattered more than ever, Cadieux says.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2020
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In fact, pushing through New York City’s winding tunnels felt like an easy jog on fresh legs.
—Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 19 Sep. 2017
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Larson’s car was destroyed in the accident and could not head to the wind tunnel in Auburn Hill, Michigan, for tests.
—Pete Iacobelli, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
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This time, the engineers are working with full-size sections of the bridge railing in a wind tunnel.
—Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021
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Midway through the chat, Gross herself stopped: There was a wind tunnel in her studio, and a door swung open — hold a second.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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The team then stuffed two real northern gannet wings with cotton and propped them up in a wind tunnel.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Science | AAAS, 7 July 2021
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Kids love the dark, winding tunnels within as well as the massive historic canons.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Jan. 2020
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To date, the contractor has tested scale models in a wind tunnel.
—Jack Stewart, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
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The next step is to replicate the computer tests using models in a wind tunnel, a task which the group hopes to take on later this year.
—The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
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Then they get geared up in a helmet and flight suit before getting into a wind tunnel that simulates the action of skydiving.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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Sections at the museum will have attractions like flight simulators, wind tunnels, photo booths, and games for guests of all ages.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
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