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Old 01-10-2013, 04:46 PM   #30 (permalink)
ryannoe
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
My CFD simulations show laminar flow along the majority of the body of a car.

Furthermore, the boundary layer has huge effects on flow separation. Reduction of flow separation in certain areas of a car can reduce the C pillar vortices strength. This reduction can greatly lessen the size of the wake of a car and thus reduces the induced drag.
Exactly.

What CFD software are you using?

-Ryan
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