r/oddlysatisfying • u/Zu_Qarnine • 5h ago

CFD simulations of airflow through vents

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u/hartmanbrah 3h ago

Yeah, I'm watching this while imagining what it would look like for my home AC, which blows through corrigated garbage with 20 degree bends in it.

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u/freeradioforall 2h ago

but total volume that comes out has to be the same right? air cant vanish, so aside from more turbulance, why would it matter?

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u/thelittleking 2h ago

because those inefficiencies that make the air pump work harder translate into a higher power bill

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u/Beard_o_Bees 1h ago

Looking at this model, I wonder if anyone's made a retrofit kit of some kind that you could place at a traditional 'T' junction to make it more efficient?

Seems like you'd just need a piece of plastic/steel/etc in a roughly 'Y' shape and access to the junction.