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Spinoff story
Wind Engineering
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Dr. Jack Cermak, Director of Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory, developed the first wind tunnel to simulate the changing temperatures, directions and velocities of natural winds. In this work, Cermak benefited from NASA technology related to what is known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL).