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320touring

04-27-2012 08:25 AM

Calculating frontal area?

Hoping to plug in some data to the aero calc, but need to get some baseline figures.

Can anyone advise me how to calculate the frontal area of my car?

Then I can find out the Cd and get cracking!

Cheers

Daox	04-27-2012 09:48 AM

Read the top. It'll get you close.

Vehicle Coefficient of Drag List - EcoModder

drmiller100

04-27-2012 11:18 AM

frontal area - height times the width.

MetroMPG

04-27-2012 11:21 AM

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...l-area-82.html

320touring

04-27-2012 12:16 PM

Many thanks chaps!

Now to get calculating:)

Frank Lee

04-27-2012 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drmiller100 (Post 303448)

frontal area - height times the width.

If you drive a cube van. Usual estimates are arrived at by h x w x .85-.90.

IIRC the Mayfield site that pops up from time to time was created for gamers and the figures were estimated this way. Not to be used if accuracy to the nth degree is wanted, but better than nothing.

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