- 1. RE: Spoilers vs. vents (score: 1)
- Author: "John L Staiger" <staiger3@starband.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:02:23 -0500
- Speaking of experience... Has anyone ever run reverse NACA ducts...say 2 - 3"er's on the rear deck of a sports or comp coupe to try and create a low pressure area under the rear of the vehicle? John
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- 2. Re: Spoilers vs. vents (score: 1)
- Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:06:41 -0500
- NACA ducts don't work in reverse ant better than any other type of
- /html/land-speed/2004-01/msg00344.html (7,165 bytes)
- 3. RE: Spoilers vs. vents (score: 1)
- Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:28:59 -0600
- If I remember correctly, NACA ducts depend on laminar flow to work efficiently and by the time airflow over a sports or comp coupe gets to the rear it's pretty turbulent. I don't know if NACA ducts
- /html/land-speed/2004-01/msg00352.html (7,348 bytes)
- 4. RE: Spoilers vs. vents (score: 1)
- Author: Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:02:18 -0700
- No they don't work well in reverse (even though you see them used that way). The dropping floor of the NACA duct creates a low pressure area and the S-curved sides create a vortex which pulls air do
- /html/land-speed/2004-01/msg00356.html (8,106 bytes)
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