Dimple tape

[outlawbusa]

Has anyone seen dimple tape for sale anywhere~?~

Boeing currently has the technology patented but I know some have seen the tape being used...

I have yet to find any on the internet

 

[tommybusa]

never heard of it

 

[BBB]

What's it used for?

 

[BUBBA]

Has anyone seen dimple tape for sale anywhere~?~

Boeing currently has the technology patented but I know some have seen the tape being used...

I have yet to find any on the internet

DimpleTape

Try the link

 

[mike1180]

DimpleTape

Try the link

Cool.

 

[outlawbusa]

Aerodynamics

 

[Takeuon]

Interesting.

Not finding it available to the public yet though

 

[Mr Bogus]

do with mythbusters did.. cover the bike in clay and make your own dimples...

 

[BUBBA]

do with mythbusters did.. cover the bike in clay and make your own dimples...

Or you can Smile really hard and make your own dimples.

 

[omslaw]

do with mythbusters did.. cover the bike in clay and make your own dimples...

I was just thinking that, Randy!

Very interesting what they did... I'd love to see that test done on a larger scale - meaning, use DimpleTape or design body panels with the dimples so that the extra weight (~1000 lbs) of clay won't need to be used.

 

[outlawbusa]

do with mythbusters did.. cover the bike in clay and make your own dimples...

That was an insteresting show...sort of proves the theory in my book~!~


Wonder why they only called it plausible with seeing a 3 mpg increase~?~

 

[MO-BUSA]

humm maybe thats what Jimmie Johnson is using on his car....

 

[warp10]

do dimples on your behind help with airflow on the bike

 

[Commuta_Busa]

Dimples induce drag. It's been proven that if you can figure out the point of seperation and add dimples (or other means to create drag) then it helps push the point of seperation a little further back on the body of the object. You're still going to get seperation though. You could also look at vortex generators. Remember the Mitsubishi with the little fins all across the trailing edge of the roof... all done in theory to reduce drag.

A motorcycle (esp. with rider) is not very aerodynamic. If you can first improve the aero's to a point where your able to reduce the wake significantly then maybe it's time to think about adding the right size and placement of dimples/drag inducers.

just my .02

That was an insteresting show...sort of proves the theory in my book~!~


Wonder why they only called it plausible with seeing a 3 mpg increase~?~

 

[Commuta_Busa]

here's an old article about dimples and aero's if anyone cares for some reading. Lots of good aero links from this site.

Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - Golf Ball Dimples & Drag

some more food for thought

Engineering News - 1997-12-14 19:00:00 EST | Design News

http://www.newplanetech.com/riblets.pdf

 

[BusaWizard]

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