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Old 09-07-2013, 04:41 PM   #8 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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In all instances, the flow at the rear was sucked inward into the cabin. ( Appeared to at least. I can continue to test this )

I had pondered the same thing before on this forum. Thanks for the idea to test it in CFD.
This will sound uninformed, but why does the graphic seem to show slower air flow at the front of the vehicle when the windows are opened downstream? Is it because the open windows slow the ari around the greenhouse which in turn makes the flow at the front of the car slower?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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