FIU unveils mother of all wind machines

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Seven years after constructing its initial prototype, Florida International University has lifted the lid from its latest and greatest machine: a 15-foot (4.6-m) tall Wall of Wind capable of generating 157-mph (70-m/s) winds. As such the machine is capable of simulating top-tier category five hurricanes according to the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale... Continue Reading FIU unveils mother of all wind machines

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Tags: Florida International University, Hurricane, Simulations, Wind

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