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Rokeby · 12-31-2009, 02:32 PM

I agree that supercavitation, while interesting in its own right, is outside the
envelope for application to land-bound vehicles used on public roadways.

That said, I'm still poking around the 'net for more info on the original idea,
as it might be inelegantly put; "a plate on a pole."

Edit:
One little factoid from my reading to date: drag in water is ~1000 times that
in air. (I suspect you guys already know this, but it's news to me) This would
confirm that putting model cars in water flow tanks is good for generalized
flow visualization... and only that.

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Rokeby Gen II Prianista Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ballamer, Merlin Posts: 453 Thanks: 201 Thanked 146 Times in 89 Posts	I ain't dun yet. I agree that supercavitation, while interesting in its own right, is outside the envelope for application to land-bound vehicles used on public roadways. That said, I'm still poking around the 'net for more info on the original idea, as it might be inelegantly put; "a plate on a pole." Edit: One little factoid from my reading to date: drag in water is ~1000 times that in air. (I suspect you guys already know this, but it's news to me) This would confirm that putting model cars in water flow tanks is good for generalized flow visualization... and only that. Last edited by Rokeby; 12-31-2009 at 03:13 PM..