Improving the Cooling Airflow of an Open Wheeled Race Car
Paper i proceeding, 2008

In this case study the cooling airflow of an existing open-wheeled racecar has been improved with the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics. The race team in context had at several occasions experienced overheating of their racecar and was looking for ways to improve the cooling performance without changing the bodywork radically. As the car is used for autocross events on tight and twisty courses it spends most of a lap in yawed condition. Therefore, a novel approach was taken to model these yawed conditions with the numerical method. The simulation was based on the fully detailed race car. Through the study it was possible to locate problem areas, and hence, give indications to where the bodywork should be modified. With subtle changes to the bodywork the cooling performance of the car was significantly improved and the drag kept at the same level.

Cooling air flow

FSAE

Formula Student

Road Vehicle Aerodynamics

Författare

Lasse Malmkjaer Christoffersen

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik

David Söderblom

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik

Lennart Löfdahl

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik

Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition

SAE 2008-01-2995

Ämneskategorier

Strömningsmekanik och akustik

DOI

10.4271/2008-01-2995

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