

| Subject: | Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! |
| From: | tmiller |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:29:06 -0400 |
Great! A Westy that looks like a blow fish! It might even be an improvement......... Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> Those pics are good. I'd be inclined to make a plug to fit the empty >> luggage rack, but... >> >> I have been bitten on the ass too many times when I have come to the >> "obvious" solution in fluid dynamics - making "largish and highish >> speed" water tunnels (around 1 m/s ) - to be adamant that that will >> smooth those streamlines. > > > Often a ROUGH surface aids laminar flow. This is a tactic used by > marine organisms to good effect. > > Glue little warts all over your van? > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > >
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