Numerical Investigation of the Flow Around a Simplified Wheel in a Wheelhouse
Journal article, 2011

The flow around generic wheels in wheel housings used in previous experimental investigations is studied using large eddy simulations (LES). A comparison is given here of the results of the simulations with existing experimental data and previous results of RANS simulations. Both instantaneous and time-averaged flows are described, showing agreement with previous knowledge and adding new insight in flow physics. Two different widths of the wheel housing are used in the simulations, and their influence on the flows is studied. The present work shows that the width of the wheel housing has an influence on flows on both the inside and the outside of the wheelhouse.

LES

large eddy simulation

wheel

vehicle

wheelhouse

Author

Sinisa Krajnovic

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics

SASAN SARMAST

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics

Branislav Basara

AVL

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

0098-2202 (ISSN) 1528-901X (eISSN)

Vol. 133 11 111001- 111001

Areas of Advance

Transport

Subject Categories

Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics

DOI

10.1115/1.4004992

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