Team: James Allison (TD), Naoki Tokunaga (DTD), Tim Densham (CD), Dirk De Beer (HA), Gerard Lopez (Chairman), Eric Boullier (TP), Patrick Louis (COO), John Mardle (OD), Steve Nielsen (SD), Alan Permane (CRE)
Drivers: Kimi Räikkönen (7), Romain Grosjean (8)
This pic shows that the hole is for cooling since it has a cooling fan attached to it. Unless you want to go full conspiracy and say it's a decoy.zonk wrote:http://oi49.tinypic.com/28a3rr5.jpg
What makes you think that? Just because it sounds cool to have blown stuff?MarkedOne8 wrote:I give about 0% chance it is for driver cooling. I thought the direction of the air is opposite, but now I agree with the red paths on the image. It certainly is for some kind of fluidic switch.
wesley123 wrote:What makes you think that? Just because it sounds cool to have blown stuff?
I didn't mentioned any blowing! Fluidic switching is not equal to blowing (as far as how I differentiate them)No, it's quite clear that the splitter support is hollow, not that it's connected to the hole in the picture.Maxion wrote:If you check the floor photo and the original one it's quite clear that the splitter support is hollow and that it's connected to the hole highlighted in that photo.beelsebob wrote:I don't believe the red hole does what you think it does, there's way too many bends there, and way more ways of cooling the driver. On the other hand, I have no idea what it is doing.
Agreed, however, the fact that they bothered to cut a hole in the splitter there does suggest that the hollowness is for more than just weight saving, also, the fact that the connected a fan to it suggests the same.wesley123 wrote:Everyone here seems to get a hard on when they have the slightest idea of air flowing through a tube somewhere, and more than often it is not true.
But to add to your points;
What is even more likely is that there is a small strut in the cover to prevent the floor from flexing, just like every other team does. Just because it is hollow doesnt mean air flows through it.
beelsebob wrote:Agreed, however, the fact that they bothered to cut a hole in the splitter there does suggest that the hollowness is for more than just weight saving, also, the fact that the connected a fan to it suggests the same.wesley123 wrote:Everyone here seems to get a hard on when they have the slightest idea of air flowing through a tube somewhere, and more than often it is not true.
But to add to your points;
What is even more likely is that there is a small strut in the cover to prevent the floor from flexing, just like every other team does. Just because it is hollow doesnt mean air flows through it.
I am not that "everyone". If you consider me as a complete noob, then it's ok. It your opinion and keep that just for your self. I am respecting other's thought. Here we had some totally new guys and they have admitted that they are new here, but I've spent couple of minutes to read their posts and they were quite interesting. Example is the guy who mentioned couple of days ago the possibility of some kind of adjustable/reactive/whatever ride height system.wesley123 wrote:Everyone here seems to get a hard on when they have the slightest idea of air flowing through a tube somewhere, and more than often it is not true.
It-is-not-to-prevent-flexing. Go on and check out the images of other 2012/2013 cars. None of them had the structure like this. We've discussed that pages before. Sauber, Red Bull, Ferrari... they all have thin metal supports to prevent their floors from flexing. This is not metal structure, this is not thin. This looks like "simple" carbon fiber. Of course it can prevent the flexing a little bit, but it can't be it's primary function! Floor flexing prevention is maybe the second or even third function of this splitter structure.wesley123 wrote:But to add to your points;
What is even more likely is that there is a small strut in the cover to prevent the floor from flexing, just like every other team does. Just because it is hollow doesnt mean air flows through it.
I do notIf you consider me as a complete noob, then it's ok.
And so do I. My point is that if a part has a possibility of getting airflow through it then it is immediately assumed to have such an effect. This isnt the first one, and neither will it be the last.It your opinion and keep that just for your self. I am respecting other's thought.
It-is-not-to-prevent-flexing.[/quote]wesley123 wrote:But to add to your points;
What is even more likely is that there is a small strut in the cover to prevent the floor from flexing, just like every other team does. Just because it is hollow doesnt mean air flows through it.
Just because the part is different doesnt mean it's function is. There are multiple paths to achieve the same goal.Go on and check out the images of other 2012/2013 cars. None of them had the structure like this. We've discussed that pages before.
CorrectSauber, Red Bull, Ferrari... they all have thin metal supports to prevent their floors from flexing.
Why cant it be? And here we come to the annoyance that in my view is a bit on this forum. Since the F-Duct in 2010 forum members have applied this form of "blowing" to almost everything immaginable, and just because it sounds good. More then once was it applied to something without much addition to why.This is not metal structure, this is not thin. This looks like "simple" carbon fiber. Of course it can prevent the flexing a little bit, but it can't be it's primary function!
