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Patrick · 10-10-2010, 09:09 AM

20,000,000 seems awfully high. From memory (it's been a long time . . .) the rule of thumb for Reynolds number at STP was 10,000 X MPH X length in feet, which would yield 10K X 60 X 14 = 8,400,000. This seems more reasonable to me.

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Patrick Master EcoModder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern Florida, USA Posts: 510 Hot Tamale - '10 Toyota Prius III Thanks: 27 Thanked 96 Times in 70 Posts	20,000,000 seems awfully high. From memory (it's been a long time . . .) the rule of thumb for Reynolds number at STP was 10,000 X MPH X length in feet, which would yield 10K X 60 X 14 = 8,400,000. This seems more reasonable to me.