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Originally Posted by kach22i
If anyone wants to take a crack at these questions, feel free to do so.
1. Automotive; downwash is always the result of a vortex, yes, no, maybe.
2. Automotive; downwash is the byproduct of a sudden pressure change via air detachment, yes, no maybe.
I tried to do an image research on "Vortex Downwash" but only aircraft stuff came up.
Then I did a image search on "Automobile Downwash" and found the below.
2011-04-12
The New Audi A6/A7 Family - Aerodynamic Development of Different Body Types on One Platform 2011-01-0175
https://www.sae.org/publications/tec.../2011-01-0175/
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Aerodynamiks des Kraftfahrzeugs, by Fachsenfeld, and Hucho's
2nd_Edition would be very good sources for the fundamentals.