More or less...yes. It would be similar. Air flow will move around the object so there will be loss of pressure acting on the object. What that pressure is I don't know yet. I am building this project on weekends so I will possibly have more information in a month or so. My first thought when...
Thanks for taking the time to think about this. I needed another mind on it. I believe I will go with your suggestion about measuring the acceleration. This will also solve my problem about calculating the drag force on the object as it moves. Both can be figured with a little experimenting. Thanks!
Hello, I'm new here so be gentle.
I have a fan that produces 400CFM.
I am attaching the fan to a 4 inch pipe in an effort to move a 2lb object down a near frictionless track.
I'm having trouble figuring out CFM to the pressure/force that will act on the object.
The object is approximately 2in X...