wesley123 wrote: ↑07 Jul 2022, 22:09
ringo wrote: ↑07 Jul 2022, 06:57
Remember there are rules now that allow gills in certain areas.
This was not the case all the time.
The gills effectively reduce the volume of the sidepods
They don't, they are merely an alternative for a huge air exit at the rear.
but you can also do something with the hot air under certain circumstances.
No, this mildly warm air has no value and is completely undesirable.
But i just feel its a lot of energy in that air and a lot of temperature difference with the free stream. It could be used for something.
It has no energy as this usable energy has been spent collecting heat from the radiators. If this air had any energy it would solely mean that you aren't cooling your engine as effectively as you could have.
How can it have no energy?
You are aware of the Thermodynamic Laws?
Or how heat exchangers work?
The ambient air thats hits the radiators dont take heat off coolers and go back to ambient instantly.
They remove the heat then mix with the cooler air on the outside and dispersing heat with the air adjacent to the body of the car.