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Forum: Aerodynamics 03-21-2023, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 817
Posted By woodstock74
Allows the Aerodynamicists to slightly boat tail...

Allows the Aerodynamicists to slightly boat tail the rear of the car while also letting Styling have what they want with the buttress c-pillar element. Styling and Aero can often be at odds. How it...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-10-2021, 10:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,177
Posted By woodstock74
And zero flow-through? I'm of the understanding...

And zero flow-through? I'm of the understanding that even EVs need some level of cooling?
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-12-2021, 04:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,329
Posted By woodstock74
Providing a reliable stream of air for the brakes...

Providing a reliable stream of air for the brakes is as close to an answer as I've determined. Though they seem so ham-fisted. Interesting the current Toyota-crop isn't using them...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-10-2020, 09:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,778
Posted By woodstock74
Yes, oil can be problematic because once you stop...

Yes, oil can be problematic because once you stop forward motion gravity takes hold. That's the beauty of flow-viz solutions; the carrier liquids are ratio'd to evaporate leaving the tempera paint...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-10-2020, 06:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,778
Posted By woodstock74
We needed a quick validation of where the vortex...

We needed a quick validation of where the vortex that was shedding off the barge board was indeed going, so we whipped out the tufts. These are particularly long and we also had a...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-10-2020, 05:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
Some general catch up from about a year ago: ...

Some general catch up from about a year ago:

So in the rad inlet just below the Toyota badge I noticed it was blanked, but only half blanked:
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-09-2020, 06:07 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 8,020
Posted By woodstock74
For what it's worth, Aerodyn only spins the...

For what it's worth, Aerodyn only spins the wheels, there is no moving belt underneath the car. They manage undercar flow via a suction platten.

Windshear has the full simulation with the entire...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-09-2020, 11:04 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
Just a touch base. Back in November of last year...

Just a touch base. Back in November of last year I was rear ended. Car was damaged and subsequently repaired by January 2020 and all was well with the world. And then Covid happened. That put...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-31-2019, 11:21 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 19,523
Posted By woodstock74
Yoshi has 50+ years in wind tunnel development. ...

Yoshi has 50+ years in wind tunnel development. He's one of the automotive scale wind tunnel testing pioneers. He built NPTi's rolling road scale wind tunnel from nothing (starting in the very late...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-30-2019, 02:45 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 19,523
Posted By woodstock74
Noted aerodynamicist Yoshi Suzuka (father of...

Noted aerodynamicist Yoshi Suzuka (father of Nissan's IMSA GTP and All-Japan race cars) was at one time attempting to market a desktop wind tunnel. He did a lot of work sourcing scales and...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-25-2019, 09:33 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 18,052
Posted By woodstock74
So I've done this on two vehicles, 2009 Nissan...

So I've done this on two vehicles, 2009 Nissan Versa:

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/2012-08-27%2019.41.43.jpg

These showed a documented 2.3% gain in MPG measured over 5500 miles.

...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-24-2019, 11:54 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 23,390
Posted By woodstock74
One motivator I believe to door mounting is...

One motivator I believe to door mounting is reducing the aeroacoustic noise. Here's a video on the Ford Mustang where they discuss just that:

https://youtu.be/P_6eyd587N8?t=144

The...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-21-2019, 01:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
So some updates. The front underfloor on the...

So some updates. The front underfloor on the Corolla LE looked like this:
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/ToyotaCorolla/20190428_202358.jpg


Two things, I removed the center tow hook...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-20-2019, 12:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
Perhaps? One Aero here at work indicated that...

Perhaps? One Aero here at work indicated that might be the case; brake cooling. The region ahead of the spat is a concavity and I've templated a small plate that covers over it providing a much...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-20-2019, 10:59 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
Reading is fundamental in this day and age... ...

Reading is fundamental in this day and age...

I've asked a question about the design intent of the tire spats. They help reduce drag and are quite effective in their simplicity vs. productivity...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-19-2019, 06:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
Still plugging away, added a few things that I'll...

Still plugging away, added a few things that I'll detail later, but been wondering if anyone knows Toyota's philosophy behind their front wheel spats? With the open, but framed, inboard section? ...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-29-2019, 01:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,911
Posted By woodstock74
Have worked for better than 20 years in...

Have worked for better than 20 years in motorsports aerodynamics and, while a blanket statement, in the world of the wide-eyed, you'd do well to steer away from racing aerodynamics as the road car is...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-23-2019, 08:13 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,911
Posted By woodstock74
The primary purpose of strakes in an LMP1...

The primary purpose of strakes in an LMP1 diffuser is to segregate the flow fields considering the relatively dirty flow outboard near the spinning rear wheel. The secondary function is to generate...
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-29-2019, 09:09 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,336
Posted By woodstock74
My spoiler showed up, $37, though I haven't...

My spoiler showed up, $37, though I haven't mounted it yet:

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/ToyotaCorolla/20190428_202010.jpg
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-29-2019, 08:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,333
Posted By woodstock74
Tesla 3 aero update kit

Saw this first thing this morning. Thought there might be some interest here:


https://electrek.co/2019/03/13/tesla-model-3-mods-drag-efficiency-range-unplugged-performance/
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-10-2019, 05:27 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,102
Posted By woodstock74
Stiffener, perhaps. But what if the low-pressure...

Stiffener, perhaps. But what if the low-pressure draw of the wheel well and the spinning wheel wasn't deemed to be enough of a draw? Would they augment that draw?
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-07-2019, 06:07 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,102
Posted By woodstock74
So done some investigating, tracing the route of...

So done some investigating, tracing the route of the airflow after it goes through the radiator on my car. I've long suspected the exit route is out the front wheel wells; the front underfloor of...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-28-2019, 06:52 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,102
Posted By woodstock74
Thanks. I had some CF/fiberglass sheet that...

Thanks.

I had some CF/fiberglass sheet that I used. It was warped and not fit for anything else so I put it to good use.
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-27-2019, 10:07 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,102
Posted By woodstock74
Yes, floating nut plate to get access to the...

Yes, floating nut plate to get access to the valve stem.

Oh, it's just a rattle can job!
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-27-2019, 08:45 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,102
Posted By woodstock74
Finished product. This took entirely too long, ...

Finished product. This took entirely too long, but the weather and my painting skills conspired against me!

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/20190327_193516.jpg

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