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Originally Posted by Big Dave
Are climbing tufts a good thing or is this the "C" pillar vortex climbing upwards on its own?
I would think that anything lifting mass would require energy.
Would a "fence" cut off the climbing vortex? You see fences a lot on STOL plane wings to control vortices.
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That's a good question and I don't have a scientific answer.I believe the fences on the wing is to discourage spanwise flow which is exactly what is happening with the aeroshell.
And Darin nailed the cause down precisely as being due to the delta-P caused by the delta-V between top and sides.
"poco-loco' the sailboat derived cover that I have on the T-100 now doesn't do this due to the plan-taper and radiused tumblehome,but I do get a bit of it up over the rails,spilling over alongside the shell.
It's all pressure driven and the only solution is a completely integrated Kamm style truck bed which has plan taper to match the roofline.I started this on the Dodge but that's on hold for probably years.
Fences might discourage comingleing of the two airstreams but it would not remove the root cause of the problem.