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Old 07-28-2011, 04:22 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BeatUpRanger View Post
Oops, my bad. I thought you were talking about the first graphic not the second one. But just to ask for clarity as I'm still learning this stuff, when the air speed slows down, doesn't the pressure increase. So if fast moving air (low pressure) slows down because of the diffusers at the back, doesn't the pressure increase?

I thought that's what they were illustrating.

It's a rearward facing surface, so it's not higher pressure just because the airflow is slowing down. Like the top surface of a fastback isn't seeing high pressure.

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