scholarly journals Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of 3D Car Model to Understanding Key Aerodynamic Issues and Their Interaction with Other Motorsport & Automotive Vehicle System

Author(s):  
Rohit Jadhav

Abstract: Growing population of vehicles is one the biggest global concern and it led to traffic problems and creates congestion. People are not getting place to park their vehicles. Travel by car for shorter distance also stressful and time consuming because they have to face road traffic and usually cars are big at size so, to travel by car on road need more spacious and traffic free roads. that’s why some manufacturers start designing & manufacturing One seater vehicle which can easily transportable and create less congestion. If a single person wants to ride somewhere then he doesn’t have to take large car for one person, He can use single seater vehicle. In this assignment I have Designed and Tested a single seater electric vehicle which can easily transportable, compact and personal commuter vehicle (PMV). Keywords: CFD analysis, Aerodynamics analysis, automotive vehicle system, 3D modelling, pressure plot, performance optimization, vehicle aerodynamics.

Author(s):  
Manas Metar

Abstract: From past decades, people are giving more attention to conservation of the fuels. The increasing number of passenger cars have increased the amount of traffic which directly impacts pollution and traffic congestion. Manufacturers are indulged into making lightweight and performance efficient automobiles. Implementation of different designs and materials has been in practice since ages. We need smaller vehicle designs for personal transport and electric vehicles to tackle the raising problems. In future designs, vehicles will be efficient enough to save more fuel and also the traffic problems may be solved. But for the design optimizations and experiments we need different analyses to be performed, one of which is aerodynamic analysis. In this paper a CFD analysis is done to check the aerodynamic performance of a proposed car design. The car has been designed using Onshape modeling software and analyzed in Simscale software. The car is subjected to different vehicle speeds and the results of drag coefficients and pressure plots are shown. Keywords: Design and analysis of a vehicle, CFD analysis, Aerodynamic analysis, 3D modelling, Drag coefficient, Pressure plot, Concept car, Performance Optimization.


2016 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 356-360
Author(s):  
Mazharul Islam ◽  
Jiří Fürst ◽  
David Wood ◽  
Farid Nasir Ani

In order to evaluate the performance of airfoils with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools, modelling of transitional region in the boundary layer is very critical. Currently, there are several classes of transition-based turbulence model which are based on different methods. Among these, the k-kL- ω, which is a three equation turbulence model, is one of the prominent ones which is based on the concept of laminar kinetic energy. This model is phenomenological and has several advantageous features. Over the years, different researchers have attempted to modify the original version which was proposed by Walter and Cokljat in 2008 to enrich the modelling capability. In this article, a modified form of k-kL-ω transitional turbulence model has been used with the help of OpenFOAM for an investigative CFD analysis of a NACA 4-digit airfoil at range of angles of attack.


2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
pp. 100-113
Author(s):  
Fahri Celik ◽  
Mesut Guner

This paper describes a procedure for the design of marine propellers where more realistic representation of the slipstream shape by the trailing vortex system is taken into account. The slipstream shape behind the propeller is allowed to deform and to align with the direction of local velocity, which is obtained by the sum of the inflow velocity and induced velocities due to the trailing vortices. In classical lifting line approaches, that deformation is neglected. Applications for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and a fishing vessel are carried out to demonstrate propeller design and the effect of the slipstream contraction. Furthermore, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis based on the finite volume method and experimental validation of the method are carried out for the propellers. CFD analysis and experimental results are compared with the results obtained from present method.


Author(s):  
Kaloki Nabutola ◽  
Sandra Boetcher

Abstract Vehicle aerodynamics plays an important role in reducing fuel consumption. The underbody contributes to around 50% of the overall drag of a vehicle. As part of the underbody, the wheels and wheelhouses contribute to approximately 25-30% of the overall drag of a vehicle. As a result, wheel aerodynamics studies have been gaining popularity. However, a consensus of an appropriate turbulence model has not been reached, partially due to the lack of experiments appropriate for turbulence model validation studies for this type of flow. Seven turbulence models were used to simulate the flow within the wheelhouse of a simplified vehicle body, and results were shown to be incongruous with commonly used experimental data. The performance of each model was evaluated by comparing the aerodynamic coefficients obtained using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to data collected from the Fabijanic wind tunnel experiments. The various turbulence models generally agreed with each other when determining average values, such a mean drag and lift coefficients, even if the particular values did not fall within the uncertainty of the experiment; however, they exhibited differences in the level of resolution in the flow structures within the wheelhouse. These flow structures are not able to be validated with currently available experimental data. Properly resolving flow structures is important when implementing flow control devices to reduce drag. Results from this study emphasize the need for spatially and time-resolved experiments, especially for validating LES and DES for flow within a wheelhouse.


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