Areomodding my 6x12 enclosed trailer

[aerohead]

Hucho's book has some schematics developed from windtunnel studies of towed trailers.Sorry,I can't post the graphics.If you can get a peek at the book it will show you the lowest-drag configuration for a roof-top air deflector to kick the air up to the roof of the trailer.If you can cobble together some bedcover which slopes up and out to meet the new trailer face,filling in as much gap as possible,you should loose the inter-vehicle vortex.

[Chris D.]

Originally Posted by aerohead

Hucho's book has some schematics developed from windtunnel studies of towed trailers.Sorry,I can't post the graphics.If you can get a peek at the book it will show you the lowest-drag configuration for a roof-top air deflector to kick the air up to the roof of the trailer.If you can cobble together some bedcover which slopes up and out to meet the new trailer face,filling in as much gap as possible,you should loose the inter-vehicle vortex.

scanner, digital camera picture, ect.. dont just tell me about it

[COMP]

Originally Posted by Chris D.

scanner, digital camera picture, ect.. dont just tell me about it

what are those things ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[digitaldissent]

I hear yeah about Cali, I am from Oregon and so many of my friends have moved to Austin, TX.

I am ready to move! going out to Austin visit soon, draft house anyone?

[Chris D.]

Ive had lots of friends and family move to San Antonio..
they dig it, just not the summer humidity lol

[elhigh]

Originally Posted by Chris D.

Moving to Minnesota, California's getting too ridiculous..

I've got family in MN, and the family still owns the farm Grandma was born in. If it keeps hitting 90 degrees in May in Tennessee, Minnesota is starting to look pretty good.

[COMP]

Originally Posted by elhigh

I've got family in MN, and the family still owns the farm Grandma was born in. If it keeps hitting 90 degrees in May in Tennessee, Minnesota is starting to look pretty good.

gets to cold for me

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by Chris D.

scanner, digital camera picture, ect.. dont just tell me about it

I'd like to complete the aero-mod installments before I get off onto something else.I realize that a picture is worth a thousand words,however I simply do not have the facility to post images.I come to town,pay for parking,pay for internet,and pay for technical services(such as posting images).I have over 250 images at maxmpg and it cost me hundreds of dollars and hundreds of unpaid hours to get them there.I would like to do rapid response help and support for every project mentioned here at ecomodder but I'm just one unpaid volunteer.I realize your departure date is approaching and you want to accomplish whatever you can before the clock runs out.The void between the back of your cab and bed,and the entire front of your trailer(aside from the wake of the trailer) will be the largest source of drag for your rig.An imaginary flexible structure that was sculpted to transition from the cab and sides of the truck,to the leading edges of the trailer would be the "best" solution to your problem, although not very practical for a quick-build "disposable" unit.The closer you can get to closing that void,the more money in the bank.

[TheDon]

photobucket.com is free

[digitaldissent]

aerohead private message me if you have helpful images you would like to host, I have tons of bandwidth and could upload them for you if you could email them to me