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Re: Vapour....trails that is
« on: March 04, 2004, 05:42:19 AM »
i`ve a feeling that soot , or impurities in the exhaust, actually form the `seed` around which ice crystals can grow...
Due to the combination of vortexes and water produced by the engines (+ that in the air already)...
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Re: Vapour....trails that is
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2004, 01:36:49 PM »
Yea, i remember seeing a vapour trail coming off a rear wing on a formula one car once...
(no-where near the engine exhaust)
This was clearly the vortex creating a low pressure in which moisture condensed out of the air..

(a bubble chamber in effect)...
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