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Old 10-30-2008, 06:20 PM   #14 (permalink)
wyatt
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I have removed the plastic bag, it made a lot of noise and was starting to inflate pretty bad (and I did a very good job at sealing it up). I have been looking around, and it is possible that my shape isn't optimal...

a cone with a low half angle has better aero than a high half angle...
My half angle was around 15 deg, and was a wedge with a half cone on the end. Cd around 0.5? Better than the stock mirrors I would guess.

but from what I have seen for Cd, a half sphere or cupped half sphere does a better job than a cone...

and an aerofoil has a much lower Cd than those!
So I may be making my mirror more "aerofoil-like" by rounding the front out and tapering the rear. I will have to see about coming by some clear plexi for cheap or learn some more about the PETG (or similar) forming.
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