[DeTomaso] Cat Aerodynamics

[adin at frontier.net]

Dan Jones "may know a little something" about aero.  As soon as he's  
done with the dyno maybe we could ask him.

Either way I'd love to see some good information . . . .

David in Durango


Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

>     You have to be really careful about believing simulations, but   
> there are good ones.  I think the best approach would be to ask Dr   
> Wortman to contact them.  He's the expert, and even more important,   
> he has real world data.  If he gives them his test parameters, and   
> they get the same result, we'd know that they have good stuff.  He   
> might have an in because he could help validate their results, maybe  
>  write a paper.  That could be worth something to them if he is a   
> recognized expert.
>
>   Ken
>
>
> Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com> wrote:
>   Racers,
> If we could scrounge a demo license from these guys
>
> http://www.exa.com/pages/pflow/pflow_main.html
> and their digital wind tunnel
> http://www.exa.com/pages/pflow/pflow_dwt.html
>
> We could answer a bunch of questions about Cd and dams and pans and lift
> and so on.
> Among us we've probably got access to several big machines to run it on,
> but that CFD software is expensive!
> It would take some time to add enough detail to the existing 3D models
> to be useful,
> but it sure would be interesting.
> dave
>
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