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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
I am pretty amazed that you are now nominating another template for rear add-ons. This is just continuing the problem!
The whole idea of a templated shape for add-ons is flawed - at minimum, flow attachment will depend on the thickness of the boundary layer, which depends on what is happening ahead of the template extension.
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Again, flawed as any 3D template is and using only the latter half in 2D is, it's better than nothing at all for the novice experimenter.
The starting point is not flawed if it gets one to a working end point.
I have commented before about what I describe as an engineer's affinity for efficiency. This affinity for chasing an idealized solution often ignores less efficient designs which may lead to narrow thinking.
The attraction of the Morelli design for me and others is that it dares to color outside of these standard coloring book lines.
It is outside the box that we learn more about the box.
Thank you Julian for describing the differing boundary layer thickness dependant on the body forefront.
I have struggled to understand this before and your comments click into place many lose ends that went underexposed and undetermined in this forum in the past.