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Forum: Aerodynamics

12-21-2007, 01:13 PM

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Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

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Posted By edenstrang

This is a good point. My time would be better...

This is a good point. My time would be better spent elsewhere on the car. Right now I'm taken with the action of building the mirror, but it may fall down the list as other projects start. I have...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-21-2007, 12:47 PM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

That's fascinating, it could simplify matters to...

That's fascinating, it could simplify matters to call into service the bottom of a cylindrical container...

I tried a tiny 1.5" convex mirror inboard, and it did the job satisfactorily. I found it...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-20-2007, 10:24 AM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

Okay, getting speculative, but since my mirror...

Okay, getting speculative, but since my mirror has a rounded tail for clarity, as opposd to a clean break, do you think it may benefit from some boundry layer acceleration device, i.e. trip wire et...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-20-2007, 10:00 AM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/forum/photobucke...

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/forum/photobucket/img_92364_0_2973e305e54f0808703bec9f54882f4a.jpg

okay, back to the faired bubble after all. If it doesn't have a hard edge, or taper to a point,...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-19-2007, 06:51 PM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

Cool, I'm confident in my revised design now......

Cool, I'm confident in my revised design now... I'll post a drawing.

The mirror will be a one-off fiberglass-over-foam affair, with all the sanding and body filler that goes with that. In theory I...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-19-2007, 06:33 PM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

I asked for this, by not being more explicit with...

I asked for this, by not being more explicit with my diagram.

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/forum/photobucket/img_92323_0_cd82b16ce81bd707e048d93d8cb689da.jpg

This is the front of the...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-19-2007, 12:54 PM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

Thank you! That solidifies several unformed...

Thank you! That solidifies several unformed biases floating around in my head against the pointy tip.

My only design limitation is that the rear must be a 2" convex mirror. I've considered...

Forum: Aerodynamics

12-19-2007, 10:28 AM

Replies: 25

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Views: 8,439

Posted By edenstrang

Aerodynamic Mirrors (fluid dynamics help?)

Okay, so after tuft testing the side of my metro, I confirmed with hard evidence something anyone could have told me, which is that the mirrors create a big ugly wake next to my window and sends my...

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