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Old 17th June 2011   #18
Jens Eklund
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Originally Posted by T1M0N View Post
My design was only a fast idea, perhaps not the best that's possible (why limit yourself to 90° angles, with 45° angles there are even more possibilities), just to demonstrate what I think is above the limits of this design, and to see if someone can tell where the limits are and what the drawbacks are or how the math changes.
If you want to play around with other shapes (angles, polys etc.) you should have a look at AFMG "Reflex" (BEM-modeling of diffusers) but it does not do folded shapes (... yet, I’ve asked for it when I was in the beta team, perhaps in next version but the demand seems very slim).

I would again like to express my fears about excessive absorption in a folded design, especially if as complex as the above design. If you buy Reflex, you can find good stepped shapes instead thus minimizing absorption:

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/6732004-post3.html
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/6732069-post5.html
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