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Old 01-31-2014, 08:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Turbulence from stain on roof

Who knew that a small amount of dust stuck to the roof could cause turbulence? But here is a photo of mist on the roof of my car after a short drive on a very foggy morning. The sun has just broken through:



The "stain" is in the center left, just above a crescent-like semi-circle created by the coffee cup I had momentarily laid on the roof before I noticed this interesting mist effect. The "stain" is rough, made by dust that suck to some dried coffee I had spilled there the day before as I got into the car. Extending from left to right, as the airflow, you can see how the rough spot seems to have generated turbulence that dried a widening area of the roof aft of it in the airflow.

Just an interesting pic, I thought I'd share.
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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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