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Old 03-18-2014, 10:35 AM   #355 (permalink)
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'wish there was a way to freeze-frame the image of the boat-tailed streamlines converging at the rear.They speak volumes.Thanks again.
I sincerely doubt real air moves as cooperatively and as idealistically as the computer model illustrates. However I commend the presentation of design intent and design process with unspoken word in the animation.

For instance, you can clearly see how an upper grille block is supposed to work.


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Dragster, ready for the Pro Stock class...........
Thank you for posting this, for the last few evenings I've been sketching up my inverted wing body design, and recently revised the wheel wells to something similar to this dragster. Feels like confirmation to me.

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CFD - Why F1 Teams Change Wings For Monza - Angle of Attack
CFD - Why F1 Teams Change Wings For Monza - Angle of Attack

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Basically the larger the Pressure Difference the stronger the Vortices and Induced Drag, and an increase in Angle of Attack tends to create an increase in Pressure Difference. This known phenomenon is backed up by the CFD results on this simulated Formula One Rear Wing shown above. - See more at: CFD - Why F1 Teams Change Wings For Monza - Angle of Attack
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