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Originally Posted by ASV
why not take advantage of the Meredith effect, an aluminum roof with tubes welded to the inside would provide significant cooling and not only drag reduction but could potentially even add thrust
something like an inside out P51 radiator
it something that could even be useful for some of the more advanced fabricators here
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IVECO has used the bonded-tube heat-exchanger on the cab-to-trailer gap-filler panels,for their 'Glider' truck tractor.It's basically 'grilleless.'
As to the Meredith effect,this may be something which would only work in transonic flow,where the air would be experiencing compressive effects.The NASCAR racers would have to be doing a minimum of 250-mph,before they'd see any compressive flow.The expanded flow off the radiator would have nothing to 'push' against.