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aerohead 05-20-2020 11:06 AM
Pressure drag and aerodynamic drag
 
' [P]ressure drag is the largest component in the aerodynamic drag. Its minimization is the true objective of motor vehicle aerodynamics.'
Wolf Heinrich Hucho, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Second Edition, 1987, page 119.

JulianEdgar 05-20-2020 05:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by aerohead (Post 624684)
' [P]ressure drag is the largest component in the aerodynamic drag. Its minimization is the true objective of motor vehicle aerodynamics.'
Wolf Heinrich Hucho, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Second Edition, 1987, page 119.
Yes that was so in 1987, and remains so for normal road cars today.


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