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Originally Posted by freebeard
Vejungungsverhaltnis is a ratio of what to what?
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The distance between the roof apex and rear of the vehicle ( aft-body ), is divided by the [ total vehicle height (H), minus the ground clearance ( GC ), yielding the body-only height divisor ( h )]
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V = (aft-body / h)
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'V' is a convention created by Baron Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld which shows up in his 1951 book, 'Aerodynamiks des Kraftfahrzeugs', covering his research at the FKFS, and Braunschweig Technical University, up to the beginning of WW-II
This value is an important component of dimensional analysis, used to 'steer' research.