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trebuchet03 · 11-21-2008, 10:48 AM

Questions to ask...

1. What % of their operating life are they no hooked up to a trailer?
2. When hooked up to a trailer, what % of losses can be attributed to rig/trailer gap?
3. What is the penalty for ridges oriented orthogonally to flow?
4. Of course, Cost v. benefit

I've seen the accordion stuff on trains/subways... But I think that's more of a trade off for turning....

11-21-2008, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
trebuchet03 MechE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,151 The Miata - '01 Mazda MX-5 Miata Thanks: 0 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	Questions to ask... 1. What % of their operating life are they no hooked up to a trailer? 2. When hooked up to a trailer, what % of losses can be attributed to rig/trailer gap? 3. What is the penalty for ridges oriented orthogonally to flow? 4. Of course, Cost v. benefit I've seen the accordion stuff on trains/subways... But I think that's more of a trade off for turning.... __________________ Cars have not created a new problem. They merely made more urgent the necessity to solve existing ones.