Thread: Aerodynamic mods and their effects, and dimples!
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Old 07-22-2015, 05:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cycle View Post
This PDF file tracks what changes were made and the effect upon CD:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wm...tion120221.pdf

This one examines drag reduction by surface dimples:
http://waset.org/publications/100008...urface-dimples

(Note: if you can't get the second PDF file to open in Chrome, it'll open in IE)
The investigators apparently weren't aware that better vortex generators exist than dimples.
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