Science Pictures

Kelvin 40 in the Lille L1 Windtunnel

Kelvin 40 model
in the L1 low-speed windtunnel of the Lille center
(DAAP/L1 - Ingénieur d'essais : Christophe Verbekke)

Kelvin 40 in front of the flow
(larger picture)

Smoke is spread to vizualise the vortices
induced by Kelvin 40
(larger picture)

Laser tomoscopy creates a plan in the smoke:
see the vortices at the tail of the plane
(larger picture)

The tracks of the friction against the skin
appear thanks to a slurry of titanium dioxide.
(larger picture)

© Daniel Adric
Kelvin 40,
Marc Newson's almost real plane

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