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Old 08-08-2019, 04:16 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by fastflyer View Post
For several days I have been seeing cars with this type of "Diffuser". And I would like to know if someone understands its operation or knows of any study.
Hucho ...
And from his studies, that is far too steep an angle to be beneficial.

For it to work in reducing drag on regular cars, a diffuser would need to angle up only a few degrees, say like 5°

Also depends on length, height of the underbody, and shape of the rear of the vehicle - see the drag rise on an estate ...

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