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Old 04-12-2011, 07:58 PM   #101 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
Look at the article. They say that increasing hood angle reduces drag if it prevents separation. Bubble = separation.
The issue for the hood angle would be at the leading edge,not the cowl area.If you'll go the the FLOW-IMAGES thread you'll find many wind tunnel images which illustrate acceptable flow over the windshield in spite of cowl ventilation induction.
The article might mention that the entire car has a bubble out in front of it.This can be clearly seen in any wind tunnel photo.

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