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Re: a new nose job
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by WindythePoo on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 at 07:40:34 PM MST
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Nice Work. If you make a different cone, try a round dome like shape. It is far more aero-dynamic than a cone. It will divert the air around the dome/alternator nice and tight. A cone will dirty they air as it bounces off the cone and "sprays" your blades, actualy worse than no nose cone at all. Think of they very tip of the Space Shuttle, nice and round. It may "Vee up" around the wind sheild and such, but like anything a practicle balance must be made.
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by blueyonder (
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hi windy . i think i understand what your saying.
my mind gos back to all them war films when you saw aircraft on the carrier deck
in action. sum planes had a nice pointed nose .
but now after reading what you have said . i also remember the ones with
just a round and no taper .
i often wondered why thay were like that . know i understand.
as you say .it must be more streamlined . hence the shuttle nose job.
its just a shame the pointed nose looks more pretty.
but would be easy to make just use a ball with sides.
must be why balls can go far in the air when egg shaped things
cause turbulence and move on there axis .
so a bluto nose is my next one. cheers windy.
its a ill wind that dos no good
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by finnsawyer on Tue Apr 8th, 2008 at 08:17:27 AM MST
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I found this comment very interesting as I have been advocating the rounded "nose cone" for some time. Mainly because there is a mathematical solution for fluid flow around a sphere. Knowing that flow, one can then redesign the blades, at least in principle. Anyway, do have any references or links detailing the shortcomings of the pointed nose cones? Thanks.
GeoM
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