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Old 01-15-2012, 06:38 PM   #457 (permalink)
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KamperBob,

I would post more information on the CFD work that has been done on the Aerolid but I cannot, due to an agreement with the Aeronautical Engineer who did it. I may have disclosed too much already.

This Engineer used a state of the art sytem of CFD analysis to show how prior art, which was blocking my patent, was unaerodynamic (even worse that baseline) and then showed how the Aerolid has superior aerodynamic characteristics. He also did extensive CFD simulation on the Aerolid and extension box combination. An unbelievable reduction in drag of 24% was calculated over baseline in the simulations of the Aerolid/extension combination.

Maybe some day soon I can tell the whole story.

Bondo
I don't doubt 24% potential Cd reduction. That's ~12% mpg gain which strikes me as possibly low for a clean cap and fanny extension.

I'm particularly interested in lack of vorticity in those CFD simulations. I don't envy your position: opaque proof. But I'm firmly in your corner. Rock on!
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