Thread: Mirror designs, if we can't use cameras yet.
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Old 03-27-2015, 10:53 AM   #84 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Here is an interesting CFD and wind tunnel study of 'passive jet' mirrors.
Results are a bit quirky,and some off-car testing (which is a no-no) but interesting!http://www6.miami.edu/acfdlab/public...14-01-0584.pdf
These concepts are very similar to the way I think my roof wing with leading air slot works, see (Fig 3).

Very cool.
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