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Old 10-06-2022, 05:24 PM   #119 (permalink)
Nathan jones
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
* You'll be a 'master' soon enough!
* With the two images and 'qualitative' results:
It seems like the left image should depict a 'full' square-back wake, encompassing the entire rear of the structure.
The image to the right seems reasonable enough to a point.
The separated flow would arc down along a virtual 'golf ball' path, then, when it reached beyond 22-degrees of downslope, 'explode' into turbulence.
Thanks, but the hardest work was not done by me. I just used it for my car, and I think they do work for already laminar flat areas.

A small improvement, surface area, mass and driving style still hold far more areas for increased efficiency.
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