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Started by Dean Los Angeles, November 15, 2013, 11:55:59 AM

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Dean Los Angeles

November 15, 2013, 11:55:59 AM
Excellent views of the Red Bull F1 cars. Looking at the pictures I wonder on a lot of them "what the hell am I looking at?"
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/red-bull-rb9/

Does your front wing look like this?


Millions of dollars on computational flow dynamics (CFD), thousands of hours in the wind tunnel, and we still validate with on-track testing. The white object is measuring the airflow over the rear diffuser.

And on track testing with flow visualization paint.

A link to Flow-Viz paint
http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/flow_viz_paint.html

Well, it used to be Los Angeles . . . 50 miles north of Fresno now.
Just remember . . . It isn't life or death.
It's bigger than life or death! It's RACING.

jl222

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November 15, 2013, 01:43:35 PM


  Thanks Dean...I see what you mean :-)


            JL222

Glen

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November 15, 2013, 02:53:49 PM
The SCTA roadster committee would go nuts with these. :cheers:
Glen
Crew on Turbinator II

South West, Utah

RansomT

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November 15, 2013, 03:29:21 PM
Because there is a difference between the air flow in a straight line and around the curve.   :-D

SaltRat

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November 25, 2013, 08:05:17 AM
thanks for posting this - VERY interesting . . . and expensive!
SaltRat
When (if?) this baby hits 88mph, you'll see some serious poo.

johnneilson

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November 27, 2013, 05:20:00 PM
Look at the inclination of the pitot rake.
The air stream is moving up at quite an angle.
As Carroll Smith wrote; All Failures are Human in Origin.
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