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Old 06-23-2009, 09:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 06-23-2009, 01:14 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Woah! That's awesome!

It would be a wonderful thing if there was an inexpensive tool available to do aerodynamic analysis, that folks like us ecomodders could use? I'm working on a 3D CAD model of the 1937 Schlör "Pillbug", and I hope to come up with an variation that narrows the width, by keeping the enclosed front wheels but doing this with a pivoting (unsprung) housing.

I think this is another occasion to mention the idea of open source design and information.

BTW, Benjamin -- you can only see the photos after logging in...
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Old 06-25-2009, 12:53 AM   #3 (permalink)
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It would be a wonderful thing if there was an inexpensive tool available to do aerodynamic analysis, that folks like us ecomodders could use?
You could start looking here: Main Page -- CFD-Wiki, the free CFD reference

I don't know anything about the programs, just happened to run across the link when I was looking for something else...
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