Re: [Phys-L] aerodynamics or style?

[Roger Haar <haar@physics.arizona.edu>]

Hi,

    In some ancient memory, I recall that some rule of thumb
that if you can not "close" the air at the trailing edge of
whatever object one is designing, one should just truncate
the object so it is out of the dirty air. Such a car is
said to have a Kammback style. (Thanks Wikipedia)



On 12/14/2015 12:01 PM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
> For the aerodynamicists among us:
>
>
> I read the newest Priuses have a sl. lower drag
> coefficients than previous.  The only obvious diff. from
> the previous is a sharp instead of curved edge on the
> rear quarter panels.  Intuitively I thought not an
> improvement.  Recently returning from America’s last
> hometown, I noticed a new Nissan Leaf (also hybrid) with
> similar quarter panels.
>
>
> Well?
>
> bc notes often ‘bile companies copy each others’ styles,
> similar to clothing!
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Grove,_California
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Grove,_California>
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