Wall of Wind & Hurricane Research Featuring Erik Salna

Meteorologist and educator Erik Salna provides nitty-gritty details on the gigantic, NSF-funded wind research lab called the Wall of Wind, or WOW. Located at Florida International University in Miami, the WOW facility is part of the NSF-funded NHERI network. Each of WOW’s 12-fans are six feet in diameter and weigh nearly 15,000 pounds. Powered up together, the 720HP electric motors can reproduce category 5 hurricane wind speeds, 157MPH.

See the WOW in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkI0UjmFFDs

Visit the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind website for details on research underway: https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/

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