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Old 12-29-2008, 11:10 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Hi,

I've attempted to show the air flow lines, overlaid on the "velocity" image (if that is what it is showing):


And here it is with just the flow lines:


As you can see the greatest velocity occurs where the air is being pushed aside at the greatest angle, and this is what gives it the greatest velocity. I think that the nose pushes the air up above the main part of the hood, and then the upper part of the windshield again pushes it up; creating another higher velocity zone.
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