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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
I threw a teardrop into Flow Illustrator, going both forward and backward, with parameters Re=8000000 and dt=0.023.
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You can see that the pointy nose forward gives much better flow underneath the object, where it quickly attaches again. It will also have less pressure in front.
You can also see that having reduced slope behind is better for keeping the flow attached. Which leads to believe that the teardrop is NOT the ideal shape. Maybe something like this would be better: