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Mercedes W10 rear wing airflow explained with flow-viz
Testing usually sees teams apply flowviz paint on their cars to visualize airflow on certain car elements. They do so to verify the findings from the windtunnel and detect any unwanted effect that was not
simulated.
So did Mercedes, revealing airflow on the suction surface of the rear wing and its endplates (flows D and E).
It is clear in the image that airflow has drawn straight lines onto the suction surface of the main flap. This shows perfect laminar flow, as one would expect with this element.
Things get interesting when we look at flow behind the upper flap. As additional high speed flow is injected through the slot, the laminar flow is even more obviously 'painted' onto the wing...
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