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Old 09-16-2024, 01:29 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
A look at Professor Alberto Morelli's 1978 CNR P-F concept illustrates one of the most 'scientific' cooling systems ever investigated.
All outlets were wind tunnel tuned at Pininfarina to introduce the engine bay air into their respective boundary layers at exactly the same velocity, so as not to introduce pressure spikes. They spent over $100,000 in tunnel time to dial them in. That would be $400,000 in today's Dollars.
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https://iris.polito.it/retrieve/hand..._postprint.pdf

https://www.retro-speed.co.uk/showfeature.asp?art=27302

But no mention of engine compartment ventilation or radiator ducts etc.

I assume there may have been some Meredith Effect?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_effect
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