11-03-2009, 05:13 PM
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A pair of counter-rotating vortices are present at the rear of many vehicles. They were probably there before you added the vortex generators.
And yes, they're a "detriment to drag".
The way to avoid them is through shape optimization. Ideally you'd have a Kamm shape to your car (ie. extend & taper the greenhouse to the end of the vehicle) to get rid of them.
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