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 Topic: r-pod AirflowPosted: 13 Oct 2009 at 10:33pm |
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Excellent Post Craig ....
Yet another example of r-Pod intelligence.
HAPPY PODing !!!
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Posted: 13 Oct 2009 at 7:13pm |
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VERY COOL... can you replace the tribute with a pickup open bed.
I'm very curious on how the wind acts in that case. I've thought about a deflector or a camper top for the back (provided I can fit the trikes under it) that goes up at the end. Still VERY KOOL Lee |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2009 at 6:27pm |
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Very neat....think I'll try it out.
Lou
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Posted: 13 Oct 2009 at 5:38pm |
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After towing my r-pod through a rainstorm this weekend and noticing the unusual patterns in the airflow, I decided to hunt around on the internet for some simulation software to see what was going on.
Using a picture of my Mazda Tribute and r-pod, I used photo editing software to create a black-on-white silhouette. I then loaded this image into Flow Illustrator. A few minutes later, I was rewarded with the following video: Interesting to see how smooth the flow is over the Tribute and the front of the r-pod. There's very little swirling at the hitch. But look at the maelstrom at the back of the r-pod! There's a huge airsink swirling around back there. I wonder if a spoiler of some kind above the rear window would have a positive effect. Are there any armchair engineers out there? |
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