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Using vibration to reduce drag.     (www.carthrottle.com)
submitted by usedoilanalysis to Fluiddynamics 1.6 years ago (+4/-0)
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https://www.carthrottle.com/post/can-you-improve-a-cars-aerodynamics-by-making-it-vibrate/

This follows experiments in the lab where piezoelectric actuators were used to induce traveling waves along the surface of an airfoil. It was found that low amplitude traveling waves between 6-10hz would destructively interfere with vortex shedding. This reduced drag and allowed greater AoA.