I'm not sure NACA inlets work in reverse (as "boosted" outlet)





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On Jun 20, 2008, at 7:10 PM, Brad Franks wrote:
>
> Seriously though - what do we do when we want to keep hot things cool?
> We duct them.
>

I was under the Audi for the first time the other day and observed  
that the engine belly pan has 3 NACA ducts.

> Maybe an inlet and exhaust duct at either end of the cat could keep it
> cool (enough). Depending on how you develop your belly pan an exhaust
> duct in a low pressure area may be enough to pull air through the  
> engine
> bay or elsewhere? I do realize the bay is already low pressure, but if
> the exhaust duct for your cat is in an even *lower* pressure area...

So what's the equivalent of a NACA duct for exhaust? (low drag exhaust  
duct) Is it just a NACA duct with the narrow end aft, or something  
more subtle?

-Z

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