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Old 06-27-2009, 11:40 PM   #24 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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I believe that the answer to the question, "What is the correct boattail angle for Car X?" can only be satisfactorily answered by CFD simulation or wind tunnel studies. Remember that we're dealing with 3D shapes that need to be tapered in two dimensions.

I would love to compare the Cd of raindrops and cars of various geometries, but I can't get OpenFOAM to work.
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