Thread: Aero spokes?
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Old 08-13-2014, 02:52 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
A typical stamped steel wheel has a windage drag which adds 0.005 to a car.
With spokes,there'd be increased windage since it's a primitive 'fan.'
I understand the inside of the wheel itself being a big void probably contributes more drag than the spokes, but say you had streamlined spokes instead of the typical rectangular chunks, how much of a difference would that make? Would you be better off with a partial cover (a full cover missing a circle in the middle)?
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