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Old 12-03-2008, 07:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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dimples

for the golf ball,the dimples help establish a premature transition to a turbulent boundary layer and the attendent lower drag coefficient which accompanies the turbulent boundary layer. The Reynold's Number environment in which automobiles inhabit guarantees a turbulent boundary layer and lower and stable drag coefficient at and above about 20-mph.Dimpling the leading edges of a car will not lower its drag.---------------------------" Dimpling"or adding turbulators near trailing edges can and may reduce drag in some cases however are never used in the forebody.
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