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Originally Posted by Bearleener
In 1999 Morelli & Di Giusto modified a Fiat Punto, adding a Kammback and blower-type rear wheels, calling it the Fluid Tail:
[...] Note that their Kammback has a clear plastic partial end cap.[...]
More tail modifications:
Compared to the standard blunt end (a), adding what they call attikas (fascias or parapets; flat, parallel panels) (b) delays separation and moves the tail vortices back (reduces Cd by up to 10%); these can be set inward (c), further reducing the size of the „dead zone“ (reduces Cd by 0.06, which is about half as good as the ideal tapered tail); the open-ended Kammback made of flat panels (d); and „Fluid Tail" (e). |
I wonder how much the endcap in the "Fluid Tail" improves over the regular Kammback? Would my Kammie benefit from adding a perpendicular wall around the inside edge? How wide should it be? And does the Kammback have to be of the all-around design, as in the Punto picture, or can it be of open-bottom type?
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