r/oddlysatisfying • u/Zu_Qarnine • 4h ago

CFD simulations of airflow through vents

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u/aaclavijo 4h ago

"turning vanes? Crawl through the air ducts they said, it would be easy they said, turning vanes!"

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u/resplendent99 4h ago

"Become a HVAC engineer, you'll have a few laughs!"

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u/Champsmilehighclub 3h ago

As a HVAC engineer whilst this is one of my favourite films, I do regularly use it to point out how amazingly unbalanced the system is. John mclaine hates dampers

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u/ryanxwing 1h ago

As a former HVAC tech you being an engineer makes me wary of you

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u/Mintastic 58m ago

As an HVAC engineer, how often do you build duct systems that can hold a 200lb person?

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u/Champsmilehighclub 54m ago

Tbf I mainly do high integrity systems so almost always, but im aware im the exception not the rule

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u/anti-sixer 2h ago

🤣 Now all I want to do is add these to my home's system. Should I be looking into this?