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Old 01-19-2015, 10:28 PM   #23 (permalink)
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A trip strip is a small strip of something added to the car body in an area where there is too much curvature to maintain attached flow.

Here is a strip added on the roof of a car. I'm guessing it is a bit to low to 'snag' the air past the boundary layer. A tuft test would reveal how effective it would be.



To get a good idea of what the airflow around your car is doing, it would be very helpful to do a tuft test on your car.

AutoSpeed - Aero Testing - Part 1

Once you see where the problem areas are, you can begin to address them.
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