What cone type has the best aerodynamic performance

Grade:

6

Teacher:

Debbie Fitzpatrick

We wanted to test what nose cone had the best aerodynamic performance so we built a wind tunnel with glass panels, a box fan, air straighteners, and a fog machine. We tested three nose cones that were conic, spherically blunted, and elliptical. After testing, we found that the spherically blunted nose cone had the best overall performance with it deflecting air currents great and having almost no movement and backflow.

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