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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Forrest James Masters, Gainesville, FL (US);
Henry L. Upjohn, Ii, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Bowditch, Paw Paw, MI (US);
James Paul Jesteadt, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Yan Shen, Gainesville, FL (US);
Cedric Adam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Bob Nicholson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Forrest James Masters, Gainesville, FL (US);
Henry L. Upjohn, II, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Bowditch, Paw Paw, MI (US);
James Paul Jesteadt, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Yan Shen, Gainesville, FL (US);
Cedric Adam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Bob Nicholson, Birmingham, MI (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
SPECIAL-LITE, INC., Decatur, MI (US);
Abstract
Various examples are provided for dynamic simulation of wind velocity and pressure. In one embodiment, among others, a dynamic wind simulator includes a fan and a fast-acting damper connected to an inlet of the fan. The fast-acting damper configured to modulate airflow provided by the fan at frequencies up to 10 Hz. In another embodiment, a system includes a fan and an air outlet path of the fan connected to a testing assembly configured to support a specimen for testing. An air inlet path of the fan includes a fast-acting damper configured to modulate airflow provided by the fan to the testing assembly at frequencies up to 10 Hz. The testing assembly may include a pressure chamber and/or a test section.