The Dyson Airwrap is an internet sensation, with styling videos on TikTok netting upwards of 4 billion views. It dries and styles hair quickly and safely and is well-suited to a wide range of hair types. Jet engineering allows its heat control and airflow systems to maintain the unit at a temperature below 302° F.

Instead of extreme heat, the Airwrap dries and styles hair by creating a vortex between two high-velocity airstreams. A CT scan slice-view of the handle reveals the path the air takes from the base of the wand to a tiny 13-blade impeller that generates immense pressure by spinning at 110,000 RPM. From there, the air travels through a heating element before funneling into the styling attachment.

Over 200 engineers and scientists at Dyson designed an ingenious system that embraces the Coanda effect—the tendency of a fast, controlled jet of air to attach to a curved surface. Powered by the impeller, fast-moving air escapes from thin slits in each of the eight included attachments and then hugs the barrel to create the vortex that dries hair or creates a curl. Scans reveal the precision engineering of the internal vanes in the brush attachment that guide the air to achieve Dyson’s remarkable results.

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

We featured the Dyson Airwrap in our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. Check out CT scans of the other gifts here!

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