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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
All of the teams face the problem of
losing rear downforce this season primarily due to the re-location of
the exhaust exit and the exhaust blowing used by the teams the last
few seasons. The other issue comes via the loss of the beam wing
which aided in the flow structure interactions of the diffuser and
upper wing planes of the rear wing (Upwash).
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Mercedes have attacked this problem by
creating serrations in their endplates enabling the pressure to move
between either side of the component, which further take advantage of
the upward curvature that the endplates have been designed with.
Meanwhile as shown in the inset we can see the team have revised
their tyre wake slots moving them closer to the leading edge and
lowering their position on the endplate.
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