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Coast Down at Bonneville

To: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>,
Subject: Coast Down at Bonneville
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:40:26 -0600
OK so how do you do it without data acquisition equipment at Bonneville?
Everybody can't afford it. Delta V is velocity and Delta T is what....time?
Surely not Temperature.....Then what? It doesn't seem to be intuitively
obvious....at least to me.

Maybe hold the speed constant (as constant as possible) through mile 4 and
then coast through mile 5 and get the exit speed????? What is the formula?
Anybody know?
Skip



At 06:52 AM 1/26/03 -0500, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
>wheel speed and time.. less than 1/4 mile. anyone with minimal data acq should
>be able to get this info. end of run cut engine and clutch car of put it in
>neutral and coast. delta V and delta T and you are there. the ultimate wind
>tunnel complete with 'rolling road' with a full scale model and nothing
>simulated. 
>So what is it going to take to get you into some data acq John?
>Turk can do it with his if we can ever get a full pass in...
>Dave
>
>John Beckett wrote:
>> 
>> OK here is another idea for testing your vehicle aerodynamics. What about a
>> coast down test? I know little about this so my questions for you aero guys
>> are:
>> 
>> What useful data can be obtained from this type of testing?
>> 
>> What type of equipment would be needed to make it work properly?
>> 
>> How much of a distance is needed and what sort of speed is required to get
>> worthwhile data?
>> 
>> John

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