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    worm drive backlash quantification

    Hello all, GOAL: I am looking into using a worm drive to set the angular position of a turntable. The desired angular postion accuracy is about 0.1 degrees. BACKGROUND: The vertical shaft of the table can be as small as 0.5 inch diam (small components), the system will have a hand driven knob...
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    Underbody Venturi Data?

    Hello everyone, I have put considerable time into the research of underbody aerodynamics of high performance sports cars. I'm specifically interested in data for underbody channels/tunnels that that have a slight flow nozzle section and a diffuser. I have found enough info on diffuser...
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    Stability of passenger vehicles following tractor trailers

    waterguy, I've seen truck wakes mentioned in some simple automotive aerodynamics books. One of the key aspects of this problem is a periodic wake phonemenon. Vortices are shed off one side of the trailer, then the other but not at the same time. The frequency(period) must be directly related...
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    Canard-wing configuration?

    I'm contemplating the use of a canard wing configuration for a high-lift, low speed model aircraft with the prime motive of maximum payload capacity. I've heard two arguments about the canard wing configuration for this sort of purpose: 1. A canard config. will allow the canard wing to act as...

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