Let's make an exclusive homemade Wind tunnel (Final)

Step 4 — Complete the base

• The rest is easy. Cut 4 support blocks sized to lift the floorboard so that its top sits flush with the top of the test stand. I used 2×4 scraps, shaped the middle blocks with a ledge for mounting the control panel, and attached them with wood screws.

Let's make an exclusive homemade Wind tunnel (2)

Step 1 — Make the floor and base boards

• I used 7/8" plywood, 8"x40", for the tunnel’s floorboard. Paint it to make it smooth. Cut a 3"x7" rectangle out of the center for the test section: first drill pilot holes, then cut it out with a jigsaw.
• Make a base the same length as the floorboard but several inches wider, to give extra room for the control panel. I used a 1" board for the base. Line up the boards and trace the 3"x7" hole onto the base — this will help you align the test section later.

Let's make an exclusive homemade Wind tunnel (1)

For mechanical engineering student (of course having interest in Aerodynamics) wind tunnel simulation has a great importance in different projects and thesis. As a wind tunnel is not available that easily we usually do flow simulations. One fact to remember that that simulation do not give the real life data as we have to consider too many factors to simulate a real case. 

So, here I am. In this post you will see how easy and cheap it is to built a wind tunnel by own!

No more words. Let's start. First gather all things required................