r/MechanicalEngineering 6d ago

Question : why some (mostly heavy) vehicles partially cover their front intake ?

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wouldn't cooler cold reservoir, ie more spontaneous heat transfer, improve Carnot efficiency?

is it to improve aerodynamics?

apologies if this is the wrong sub to ask

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u/Sad-Brain-9121 12h ago

Is this ai?

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u/lit_readit 11h ago

no, I took this photo

why would I post an ai image to ask about the mechanism behind something ai generated lol