Re: Question about wind resistance of vehicles



Morris Dovey wrote:

Larry Snyder wrote:
| Hi All. I'm building a motor to install in a vehicle. I only have
| enough material to build about 10 hp. (12 tops).
| Would this be enough to get a car down the road at 65 mph ? I'm
| thinking of a vw van type vehicle to give me room
| for solar collectors on top. ~2 meters x ~5 meters = ~10 square
| meters @ 1kw per. Thanks in advance

Larry...

The answer will depend on the following five factors:

[1] Gross weight of vehicle
[2] Rolling resistance of tires
[3] Wind speed and direction
[4] Steepness of road's slope
[5] Cloud cover

How does cloud cover affect the power needed for a given speed ?

Graham

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