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VG why?
[QUOTE=freebeard;534161)Why do they call them vortex generators, they look like fences.(1
2)Not enough bodywork ahead of a front wheel to set up the flow.(2
3)If the trough is there to recess the 'features', instead of the 'features' managing airflow in the trough;then why is the air fitting allowed?(3[/QUOTE]
1) ,knife edges, VG
Hears a nice video explanation. https://youtu.be/eP-YUDe9HF0
Named after the tip of a conventional wings tendency to cause a vortex from end spill. Fixed with a canard.
2) thats the nice thing about VG they reach up above the separation causing laminar flow to come down and attach . They can help the excessive curves(angle of attack) maintaining attached flow . With todays modern car frontal designs most have attachment to the edge of the front finder opening where everything suddenly goes to s...
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