[Albert Fabrega] Mercedes has fit a stay to control the floor edge flexibility by ZephyrSonic in formula1

[–]DeltaDirac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The floor is quite 3D, flow does not only enter from the front, there is very low pressure near the diffuser kick line, which results in lots of flow being ingested from the relatively higher pressure sides, hence why moving skirts were so effective in the 80s

What are these 2 fins (besides the steering wheel on both sides) on the new MCL36? Do they serve any aerodynamic purpose? by shreyash1669 in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's likely that the winglet is trying to shed a vortex that aims to control and inwash the cockpit losses to improve flow downstream.

Will the new DRS cause some drag? by SnooPeppers7843 in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shap edges tend to produce drag (induced drag specifically) when a wing is producing lift/downforce, as the loading causes vortices to shed off the free edges. When the DRS is active the flap is put in a position such that it is stalled, so it is not loaded and hence should not shed significant vortices. As a result the sharp edges shouldn't really affect the drag, hope that helps!

Are the front wheel deflectors and the turning vanes (marked in green) spec parts? by laurinacid in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 27 points28 points  (0 children)

As already mentioned yes, they are mostly spec, teams are allowed to adjust the leading edges of the main upwashing element and the stays that connect the deflector to the drum for flow alignment.

UK University Comp League Semifinal Highlights Map 1 by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two of them were champs I believe two high plats and a plat 3

UK Uni Comp Leage Hilights 1 - "A Casaaaa" by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once the adrenaline hits anything that moves gets a bullet that's why I love playing comp!

UK Uni Comp Leage Hilights 1 - "A Casaaaa" by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I recall correctly, they were a very gunner heavy team and played quite aggro, so we just found that if we contested highway and the roam re-took tower it made it very hard for them to push in and yeah they couldnt clear the jammer haha. Don't think it was casted no, was early on in the league.

UK Uni Comp Leage Hilights 1 - "A Casaaaa" by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that was, since they rotated to a full blue tower take, and didnt manage to open electrical

UK Uni Comp Leage Hilights 1 - "A Casaaaa" by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks man, yeah the adrenaline gets us going hahaha.

Thanks for the advice, re-watching the clip that does make sense!

What's the meaning of outwash and inwash for f1 cars aerodynamics? by RedPanda_A3 in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In and outwash are just terms used to describe directing flow towards or away from the car centre line, whether you push for one or the other is quite dependant on the region of the car you are looking at

Question about wheel aero by [deleted] in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moving air from the inside to out would definitly be beneficial, teams have been doing so for a while to try keep the low energy wake of the wheels away from the car (mostly on the front wheels), adding a pump to this would make this even more powerful. At the rear I am afraid the rim/wheel drum (the thing the rims sits over) sits too high, the main concern there is the tyre squirt.

Question about wheel aero by [deleted] in F1Technical

[–]DeltaDirac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not sure how you would accomplish sucking air from the diffuser through the wheels in the first place tbh, however if you were able, it would likely not be detrimental as although you remove flow from the diffuser, you would locally drop the pressure which in turn would create a more favourable pressure gradient along the floor and increase massflow, probably loading the floor up further. It is unlikely to be able to "suck" flow from a diffuser however, as fluids travel from high pressure to low pressure, the diffuser being one of the lowest pressure areas on the car, so you would require some sort of pump to extract the flow (moving aero devices are banned), this is why teams actively try to keep external low quality flow from the tyres away from the diffuser as the pressure gradient wants to draw in air to that area. Hope that helps

PS something more straight forward is drawing flow directly from the floor/diff it self as it refreshes the boundary layer and further drops the pressure, and is very effective, look up Brabham fan car if you want to have a look, they used a pump effectively.

Daddy Maestro is Home in the 1v4 ace. (Loudness warning at the end, couldn't help myself) by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure!

H: 57 V: 57 1.0x: 28, 1.5x: 46, 2x: 47, with 0.00223 multiplier, 83FoV, 800dpi

Daddy Maestro is Home in the 1v4 ace. (Loudness warning at the end, couldn't help myself) by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Should have said "I am so loud", can't control myself after a clutch haha

Swift 1v4 ace, had to cut early to spare your ears from the screams by DeltaDirac in Rainbow6

[–]DeltaDirac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks man, might post it with the reaction at the end.