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Originally Posted by IsaacMTSU
You can't say anything unicorn about vortex generators...The way some idiots put them on their cars maybe, but the actual effects of them installed properly are proven.
Mitsubishi Flow Analysis PDF They help the boundary layer of airflow reattach after a downward curve on a roof/back window/wing. You cant put them on every inch of the back of your car and get the Cd of a sports car from an SUV though. |
Was the Mitsubishi research not based on a Lancer notchback,with a trunklid/boot present for the air to reattach to,whereas the Toyota SUV has no such structure?
I believe that Hucho mentions,that without a reattachment surface,VG efficacy in three-dimensional flow remains unknown.