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June 12th 06, 11:34 PM
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Why don't wings have dimples?
Thanks everyone for the great answers vto my silly question.
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: ... So maybe you could use dimples on fairings, fuselage or struts, especially if the struts are circular tubing, eh? -- FF Could be. Somewhere or another I saw some wind tunnel data on golf balls that nicely showed how the flow remained attached further around the back side (no spin was involved - just a reduction in the wake). But you would have to find out what the range of Reynolds number this works for... -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. 
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June 13th 06, 06:11 PM
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Why don't wings have dimples?
Does anyone know of a good simulation program where you could play with
dimples on a large hot dog shape, just to see what happens. Just more curious. Chris Dancing Fingers wrote: Thanks everyone for the great answers vto my silly question. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: ... So maybe you could use dimples on fairings, fuselage or struts, especially if the struts are circular tubing, eh? -- FF Could be. Somewhere or another I saw some wind tunnel data on golf balls that nicely showed how the flow remained attached further around the back side (no spin was involved - just a reduction in the wake). But you would have to find out what the range of Reynolds number this works for... -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
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