I believe it was Chauvin Emmons and they were used under the vehicle along
with the ground effects tunnel.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Seely" <dseely@sginet.com>
To: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Vortex generators
> Did somebody say that vortex generators were being run by someone on a
> modiried roadster? Are they on the list? Hello?
> Dave Seely
> 1141 XF/VOT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:41 PM
> Subject: Vortex generators
>
>
> > List,
> >
> > I had an interesting visit with Terry Nish today. We were in his shop
> > looking at the streamliner and discussing the performance of the car at
> > Speedweek. He was talking about the chute release and how the doors
were
> > being pulled open by the turbulence behind the tail of the liner. You
may
> > remember that one of the runs was aborted when the chute came out
> > prematurely.
> >
> > They solved the problem by installing an 11 X 5 (or so) strip of white
> > plastic, 2 rows deep with vortex generators, on either side of the car
in
> > front of the chute tubes. It not only solved the problem but the
> parachutes
> > opened and followed the car in perfect alignment without twisting or
> blowing
> > to either side as they had been doing. Rick Vesco commented on how well
> > they were deploying.
> >
> > Air management at the tail of the car may be greatly overlooked in the
> > safety and braking department.
> >
> > Check it out at World of Speed. Interesting little addition.
> >
> > See you on the salt!
> >
> > Wes
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