Ben Diss;214947 Wrote: > Controlling turbulence at the boundary layer may allow the flow to > remain attached longer, but it will not cause it to be a laminar flow > and it will not reduce overall drag. > > For example, adding vortex generators to an airplane will aid in > control as the airflow remains attached at the control surface, but the > penalty is lower max airspeed. >
Well, you're probably right it won't help for teardrop shapes like wings (and if you can prove it Clay has $1,000,000 waiting for you!), but for less aerodynamic shapes such as spheres it really does work that way. Have a look at this very nice discussion: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0215.shtml -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36854 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
