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Direction (clockwise/counterclockwise)?
Posted: December 11th, 2015, 11:41 am
by TSOlympian
Hey does anyone know if the CD has to rotate in a certain direction like clockwise or counterclockwise?
Re: Direction (clockwise/counterclockwise)?
Posted: December 11th, 2015, 4:16 pm
by chalker
TSOlympian wrote:Hey does anyone know if the CD has to rotate in a certain direction like clockwise or counterclockwise?
No, direction doesn't matter
Re: Direction (clockwise/counterclockwise)?
Posted: January 18th, 2016, 8:21 am
by Fibonacci924
It doesn't matter as long as your blades move.
Re: Direction (clockwise/counterclockwise)?
Posted: February 20th, 2016, 9:08 am
by sch003
True, but the direction of the blades compared to the direction of blades on the fan will actually affect your speed and output.
Re: Direction (clockwise/counterclockwise)?
Posted: February 28th, 2016, 12:39 am
by kkssciolync
Thoughts on clockwise -vs- counterclockwise:
Have your team test a simple (clockwise) paper pinwheel and a simple (counterclockwise) paper pinwheel of exactly the same design against exactly the same fan.
Coach-type questions to ask:
did they work equally well?
which design worked best for the fan (blade direction matched fan direction or reversed?)
was the same position relative to the fan best for each of them?
can you use position to compensate for non-optimal direction?
since you don't know if the competition fan will be clockwise or counterclockwise, what does this tell you?
It's about a 15min exercise, and well worth the time.