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Vehicle Aerodynamics

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 338-0955/01
Abbreviation AV
Course title Vehicle Aerodynamics
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Hydromechanics and Hydraulic Equipment
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Marian Bojko, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Definition of continuous environment, physical properties, diffusion and convective transmission, mass, momentum and energy transfer, basic equation of equilibrium (continuity equation, NS equation, energy equation), heat, heat output, heat transfer coefficient.
2. (DNS, LES, RANS), direct simulation (DNS), velocity simulation (LES, DES), time spanning method (RANS, classical k- model, RNG k- model, K-model, RSM model, Reynolds time span, turbulent quantities, bousinesqu hypothesis, Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model, turbulent flow input and output conditions.
3. Fundamentals of Numerical Modeling The Physical Principles of Mathematical Modeling, Reynolds Rules, Vector and Tensor Write of Equations, Numerical Methods of Solution of Flow, Numerical Solutions Navier - Stokes Equations and Continuity Equations by Basic Differential Methods, Integral Method, Finite Volume Methods, Finite Element Method, Spectral Method, finite volume method, finite volume method applied to a one-dimensional flow, solution of discretized equations, SIMPLE algorithm, SIMPLEC, multigrid methods, accuracy of differential schemes, network adaptation during simulation, modification of numerical parameters such as residual limitation, relaxation parameters, boundary conditions.
4. Limit layer of analytical solution of laminar and turbulent boundary layer (thickness of boundary layer, shear stress, friction coefficient) around horizontal plate, numerical solution of laminar and turbulent boundary layer (thickness of boundary layer, shear stress, friction coefficient) around the horizontal plate in ANSYS Fluent , wall functions, the importance of wall functions for speed and temperature profiles in modeling close to the wall, the criterion of dimensionless parameters y + when using wall functions, numerical solution of the boundary layer during the rolling of the bodywork of a road or rail vehicle (creation of a computing network, network refinement, definition of a mathematical model, wall functions, numerical solution and evaluation.
5. Aerodynamic resistance of vehicles, definition of resistance and buoyancy force, definition of friction and buoyancy coefficient, numerical solution of resistance and buoyancy force for windscreen wings in ANSYS Fluent, characteristics of reference values for evaluation of resistance force, buoyancy force, coefficient of friction and buoyancy coefficient, numerical resistive and buoyancy force solution for vehicle body wrapping in ANSYS Fluent.
6. Aerodynamic noise of vehicles Noise definition, noise quantification, types of aerodynamic noise, sources of noise, location of noise source and methods to eliminate sources of noise in the vehicle.
7. Experimental aerodynamics for terrestrial vehicles (wind tunnel) Characteristics of aerodynamic tunnel, measurements in aerodynamic tunnel.
8. Consumption, performance, stability, definition of power required to overcome air drag and roll, fuel consumption and measurement, tires, under-vehicle air flow, definition of pressure and its impact on stability and controllability.
9. Body shape of road vehicles, description of flow around the body of a road vehicle, definition of adherent and detached flow, Aerodynamic body requirements, methods of aerodynamic approach of passenger cars.
10. commercial vehicle aerodynamics, small commercial vehicles, buses, large commercial vehicles - legislative state, commercial aerodynamics tools for commercial vehicles. distribution of air resistance in the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and area of optimization cx, aerodynamics of trailers and semi-trailers and buses.
11. Aerodynamics of railway vehicles, resistances of railway vehicles, distribution of aerodynamic resistance on vehicles in the combination, influence of the shape of loco and railway wagons on their aerodynamic resistance, the influence of gearshift in tunnels, aerodynamic resistance in the tunnel, aerodynamic resistance of high speed units
12. Other parts of vehicle aerodynamics, internal aerodynamics of vehicle engines and measurement of flow coefficients, pollution of bodywork and cabinets, influence of vehicle accessories on their aerodynamics, comfort and comfort of crew, cooling and air conditioning
13. Minimization of aerodynamic drag Cx for vehicles, aerodynamic phenomena in the passage of vehicles through the tunnel, pressure surges during passing of vehicles, influence of pressure waves on persons along the track.

Literature

HUCHO, Wolf-Heinrich. Aerodynamics of road vehicles: from fluid mechanics to vehicle engineering. 4th ed. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, c1998. ISBN 978-0768000290 .
OBIDI, T. Theory and applications of aerodynamics for ground vehicles. xix, 267 pages. ISBN 978-076-8021-110 .
WILKES, J., O. Fluid mechanics for chemical engineers with Microfluidics and CFD. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, c2006. Prentice Hall international series in the physical and chemical engineering sciences. ISBN 0-13-148212-2.

Advised literature

KATZ, Joseph. Race car aerodynamics: designig for speed. 2nd rev. ed. Cambridge: Bentley Publishers, 2006, 307 s. ISBN 08-376-0142-8 .
INCROPERA, F. P., DEWITT, D. P., BERGMAN, T. L., LAVINE, A. S. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, p. 997, ISBN 0-471-45728-0 .