Ah thank you for the clarification
Ah thank you for the clarification
Crazy theory on the lasagna floor: Seeing how those waves first increase in amplitude, then in wavelength... can they be tuned such that the air stays attached up to a certain speed (no benefit, really, but also no hindrance as the air manages to bend fast enough), until, at a certain speed, they trip the nice flow stalling a few things? Like drag reduction over 300 km/h?ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 13:43Looks like some sort of sea monster that lurks in the depths waiting for unsuspecting Nimo to swim by.
Maybe the opposite? If some kind of standing acoustic wave is generated in the underfloor and the wavelength depends on the ground clearance and car velocity, a series of waves may help to accommodate for different wavelengths.hollus wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:03Crazy theory on the lasagna floor: Seeing how those waves first increase in amplitude, then in wavelength... can they be tunes such that the air stays attached up to a certain speed (no benefit, really, but also no hindrance as the air manages to bend fast enough), until, at a certain speed, they trip the nice flow stalling a few things? Like drag reduction over 300 km/h?ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 13:43Looks like some sort of sea monster that lurks in the depths waiting for unsuspecting Nimo to swim by.
Would it be ideal to stall a ground effect car which already is highly sensitive regarding sudden loss of downforce?hollus wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:03Crazy theory on the lasagna floor: Seeing how those waves first increase in amplitude, then in wavelength... can they be tuned such that the air stays attached up to a certain speed (no benefit, really, but also no hindrance as the air manages to bend fast enough), until, at a certain speed, they trip the nice flow stalling a few things? Like drag reduction over 300 km/h?ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 13:43Looks like some sort of sea monster that lurks in the depths waiting for unsuspecting Nimo to swim by.
Mythbusters golf ball car apparently had a reduction on drag:
Nice one Zibby. It's been a while, how've you been!zibby43 wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:33Scarbs leading with a point that I was also trying to hammer home here during the launch: This car is not merely a development/continuation of the W12.
https://youtu.be/iH2aj8x1udA
Thank you my friend! I have been well, many thanks for asking! Between starting a new job and needing to take a break after Abu Dhabi, I definitely dropped off the radar for a bit.OO7 wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:57Nice one Zibby. It's been a while, how've you been!zibby43 wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:33Scarbs leading with a point that I was also trying to hammer home here during the launch: This car is not merely a development/continuation of the W12.
https://youtu.be/iH2aj8x1udA
Should have used the wheel rim edge rather than the pirelli printing, it might not be accurate.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 00:20This picture from @firatkeskinf1 comparing the different cars seem to show the W13 with a short wheel base (departing their long wheel base philosophy)… It seems the rear tire was used to scale them (and yes, the fact that they are using the render may be distorting reality)… Interesting nonetheless:
https://i.imgur.com/RFUUT7K.jpg
Hopefully we will get real data soon… Between using renders and different angles, is probably too hard to make an accurate comparison… But it is indeed interesting if Mercedes did go on that directionSiLo wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 01:05Should have used the wheel rim edge rather than the pirelli printing, it might not be accurate.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 00:20This picture from @firatkeskinf1 comparing the different cars seem to show the W13 with a short wheel base (departing their long wheel base philosophy)… It seems the rear tire was used to scale them (and yes, the fact that they are using the render may be distorting reality)… Interesting nonetheless:
https://i.imgur.com/RFUUT7K.jpg
I guess as a ball park though it's good enough. Interesting to see how much Mercedes have shortened the wheelbase.
Given the fact that wheelbase is capped at 3600 mm, which is more or less what it was before 2022, cars are actually not shorter at all? If the maximum overhangs are the same as pre-2022? (1225 mm at the front and 810 mm for the rear)SmallSoldier wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 00:20This picture from @firatkeskinf1 comparing the different cars seem to show the W13 with a short wheel base (departing their long wheel base philosophy)… It seems the rear tire was used to scale them (and yes, the fact that they are using the render may be distorting reality)… Interesting nonetheless:
https://i.imgur.com/RFUUT7K.jpg
A series of waves from the floor eh? ....timbo wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:08Maybe the opposite? If some kind of standing acoustic wave is generated in the underfloor and the wavelength depends on the ground clearance and car velocity, a series of waves may help to accommodate for different wavelengths.hollus wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 23:03Crazy theory on the lasagna floor: Seeing how those waves first increase in amplitude, then in wavelength... can they be tunes such that the air stays attached up to a certain speed (no benefit, really, but also no hindrance as the air manages to bend fast enough), until, at a certain speed, they trip the nice flow stalling a few things? Like drag reduction over 300 km/h?ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 13:43
Looks like some sort of sea monster that lurks in the depths waiting for unsuspecting Nimo to swim by.