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cramr wrote:
01 Mar 2018, 17:59
garyjpaterson wrote:
01 Mar 2018, 14:57
NutritionFact wrote:
01 Mar 2018, 14:08
Hy guys, it's OT but short.

What is 1 point of DF?
1 out of 100, so variable on every car?

Or is 1 point a clear definition?

I found nothing in search.
I seem to remember someone (Paddy Lowe possibly) saying for them it mean 0.01Cl.
And I think this cars with this new regulations are around 4.5 - 5 Cl it's less than 0.25% so I don't think it's much. Maybe under 0.01 sec?
1 point is 0,01 W ( Cl is the downforce and it is a ratio of the weight of the plane/car ) so 1 point is 7kg more load on the tyres

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mmred wrote:
03 Mar 2018, 18:23
1 point is 0,01 W ( Cl is the downforce and it is a ratio of the weight of the plane/car ) so 1 point is 7kg more load on the tyres
At which speed?

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estormell wrote:
04 Mar 2018, 21:10
mmred wrote:
03 Mar 2018, 18:23
1 point is 0,01 W ( Cl is the downforce and it is a ratio of the weight of the plane/car ) so 1 point is 7kg more load on the tyres
At which speed?
these are plane equations
so it s not the speed that is set but the weight
then all parameters are calculated in cruise configuration so given that lift equates weight, and so you obtain a proper Cl and Cd
and any change in Cl and Cd influences the speed ( not the opposite )

of course for car is different, cause you dont have to optimize fuel but optimize speed ( performance )
that s why the whole Cl and Cd paramaters have to ensure best track performance ( so even more drag and even less efficency can be better if you obtain much more load at lowest speed )

basically you maximize load at slow and medium speeds and efficiency at fast speeds
they probably have different cars configuration to optimize that interact with each other or choose a reference speed to optimze the whole ( i dont know cause i never worked for a sport team )

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I see, makes more sense for aerospace.
For cars, a definition downforce points based on weight sounds meaningless to me. But then the Cl is not very useful either, unless a reference area is provided.

If I had to bet I would say it's a centesimal part of Cl*A, so it can be directly translated to downforce given the speed and the air properties. But I have no idea honestly.

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estormell wrote:
04 Mar 2018, 22:42
I see, makes more sense for aerospace.
For cars, a definition downforce points based on weight sounds meaningless to me. But then the Cl is not very useful either, unless a reference area is provided.

If I had to bet I would say it's a centesimal part of Cl*A, so it can be directly translated to downforce given the speed and the air properties. But I have no idea honestly.
see how much commentators focus on efficiency ( like f1 is a plane ) and cl and cd i bet those paramaters arent even computed in 3d simulations for cars ( they dont make sense for planes too, they are merely used to compute basic plane behaviour in ideal flight maneuvers )

so it s a media thing

but surely if you try to improve some 2d coefficient it can have some benefit as a general parameter in a special configuration

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