Final project with CFD

nanogama · March 14, 2019, 09:29

Hi everyone, I'm in the last year of mechanical engineering and I want to do my final project with cfd.

I'm very interested in aerodinamics, especially in racing cars (F1, Rally, and others) and I'm looking forward to do something related to that. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

PS: sorry for my english, I'm from Argentina.

seph · March 14, 2019, 15:26

Some universities are currently investigating the aerodynamic of wheels since they and their periphery still make up ~25% of the aerodynamic drag. Although this is related to cars in general, it might also be a topic in formula One.

There is also a lot of research going on concerning the aerodynamics of electric cars since reducing the drag would increase their range.

Just giving you a few hints on where to look at.

nanogama · March 14, 2019, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by seph

Some universities are currently investigating the aerodynamic of wheels since they and their periphery still make up ~25% of the aerodynamic drag. Although this is related to cars in general, it might also be a topic in formula One.

There is also a lot of research going on concerning the aerodynamics of electric cars since reducing it would increase their range.

Just giving you a few hints on where to look at.

Thaks, the aerodynamics of an electric cars sounds really interesting. I will research about that.

March 14, 2019, 09:29	Final project with CFD	#1
nanogama New Member Agustin Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi everyone, I'm in the last year of mechanical engineering and I want to do my final project with cfd. I'm very interested in aerodinamics, especially in racing cars (F1, Rally, and others) and I'm looking forward to do something related to that. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. PS: sorry for my english, I'm from Argentina.

March 14, 2019, 15:26		#2
seph New Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 8	Some universities are currently investigating the aerodynamic of wheels since they and their periphery still make up ~25% of the aerodynamic drag. Although this is related to cars in general, it might also be a topic in formula One. There is also a lot of research going on concerning the aerodynamics of electric cars since reducing the drag would increase their range. Just giving you a few hints on where to look at. Last edited by seph; March 15, 2019 at 03:21.

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