Pmullen503 wrote:The compound curved roof will shed water better and be stiffer than a simple curved roof. So theoretically you can build it lighter. You have to ask yourself if it's worth the time and effort to get small increases in efficiency. My trailer costs about 10% on my gas mileage at 70mph. It's a cargo hauler with a big flat back end. Not very aerodynamic. But it's hard to justify building a better trailer when it only costs an extra penny or two per mile to bring it along.
Functional features should be your priority, then making that as aerodynamic as practical.
jimbo69ny wrote:
I drive and will be towing with an electric vehicle. So to us it is very important to increase efficiency. You can refill in 5 minutes at any gas station. It would take me 45 ish minutes at a fast charger (which are still kinda rare).
So thats why I need to make it as efficient as possible.
DaddyJeep wrote:I have read this article a couple times during my designing. There are some interesting facts in here. It appears that the leading edge of your trailer is far more important that the trailing edge.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/ ... -DFRC.html
swoody126 wrote:your drawings are not at all unlike the CLC teardrop
https://www.clcboats.com
here is a link to videos of it
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cl ... &FORM=VDRE
like the concept waiting to see how you proceed
sw
tony.latham wrote:Camp-Inn says that their Raindrop model gets better mileage than their traditional teardrop-shaped model. You might PM those on this forum that have built raindrop shaped campers.
I noticed a difference when I went from a 4-wide teardrop to a 5-wide. Some of that was probably weight. (But I won't be going back to a 4'-wide.)
Tony
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