cplchanb wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023, 00:42
does this enlarge cooling outlet provide aero benefits or is it for local climate?
Is this part of their upgrade package?
Everything effects everything, so the new outer shape is going to have a role in how the wing sees air, which has a role in how the beam wing works and the diffuser works as well (pressure gradient at the rear of the car), plus there isn’t an insignificant amount of air being discharged at this point from the internal passages, so that all plays a role too.
Hard to say what exactly the changes are by guessing though, but classic chicken or the egg; is this change about better flow over the body work, is it about more cooling (or less), and the answer is some of all of it.
One can always try to calculate the new sidepod intake area and then the exit area (plus louvers) and see if it’s any more open area. Doesn’t tell you everything but it’s better than nothing.