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Old 05-21-2016, 04:46 PM   #30 (permalink)
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r-pod

Fachsenfeld (Kamm) tested a trailer similar to the r-pod.

We have no idea what the Cd of a tow vehicle-trailer combo is though (and this would also depend on the tow vehicle itself.
With some body side camber,a 'tail-less' tailer has lower drag

If we give it the body side camber,and loft the roof up to Kamm's roofline we get rewarded

Adding more tail, rounding the edges,boat-tailing,and adding a diffuser would drop it even further



But we still don't know what the tow vehicle/trailer combo numbers are.
Too bad manufacturers aren't required to publish their aerodynamic 'R-Factors.'
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