Todd, I hear your thinking :):) how do you think we can
can keep air attached and bend it in a short distance
to a greater degree than is possible over a much longer distance
in other words if we cant keep it attached and bend it to 7 degrees
over a long distance, how would one think that while we have it less
attached,that we can bend it more aggressively over a shorter distance
ie bikes, I fail to see how some folks think they need to put a
tail on a bike that comes together nicely nearly to a point
anybody have a windtunnel they want to donate some time in ??
Joe :)
Quoting todd <todd@twinjugs.com>:
> Good point on the less attached air on the sides Joe, but what about the
> rear? Let's go with the extremes here. If we have a vehicle that's 4 foot
> long and a vehicle that's 40 foot long(let's say both are 3 foot wide and 3
> foot tall), then how is keeping the same degree of taper going to help the
> shorter vehicle as much when it has a giant flat plate still present on the
> rear of it that's sucking wind(drafting), while the 40 foot vehicle tapers to
>
> nothing? Is back draft on the rear not as important as the laminar flow of
> the sides?
> I may be missing the boat here, but hey.. that's why I'm here, to learn.
> TD
>
>
> > I fail to see this logic.......
> >
> > with a shorter vehicle, it can be surmised that
> > the air is likely "less" attached, how would one
> > think that they could now "direct" that less attached
> > air at a more aggressive degree??
> >
> > curious Joe :)
>
>
> > > I have a hard time believeing that the length of the vehicle in question
>
> is
> > > not a major factor in the optimum taper. My thoughts(based on my "very"
> minut
> > >
> > > amount of knowledge on this) are that the shorter the vehicle, the higher
>
> > > degree of taper needed.
> > > TD
>
>
>
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