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Most of the components for the fans were made using the Powell Family Structures and Materials lab's machine shop and 3D printers.
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Most of the components for the fans were made using the Powell Family Structures and Materials lab's machine shop and 3D printers.
A student enrolled in the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program works on one of the fans
A newly constructed bank of 319 fans for the wind tunnel in UF's Powell Family Structures and Materials lab is capable of producing wind speeds of over 40 miles per hour, which at the scale of the tunnel is equivalent to hurricane force wind.