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Old 09-26-2024, 11:42 AM   #24 (permalink)
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' propellered'

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Originally Posted by Logic View Post
Thx. I shoulda looked more closely.

Figures 32 and 33 etc are interesting:
Use a 'propeller-ed' mag or rim that vacuums outside air in for cooling, then vent it behind, reducing the vacuum behind the car.
The wheels mounted in close-proximity to aerodynamic stator vanes, incorporated into the inner face of the wheelhouse cavities.
I'm not certain if Pininfarina's wind tunnel had the facility to measure ventilation drag of these 'pumping' wheels.
Perhaps freebeard remembers.
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