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The Ahmed Body is one of the most widely studied bluff bodies used for automotive conceptual studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics - CFD software validation. With the advances of the computational processing capacity and improvement in cluster costs, high-fidelity turbulence models, such as Detached Eddies Simulation – DES and Large Eddies Simulation – LES, are becoming a reality for industrial cases, as studied by BUSCARIOLO et al. (2016) [4], evaluating DES models to automotive applications. This work presents a correlation study between a computational and physical model of an Ahmed Body with slant angle of 0 degree, also known as a squared back. Physical results are from a wind tunnel test, performed by STRACHAN et al. (2007) [11] considering moving ground and Reynolds number of 1.7M, based on the length of the body.

The Brazilian Silent Aircraft Program (Programa "Aeronave Silenciosa) is an initiative of six Brazilian Universities and Institutes (USP-Poli "University of Sao Paulo - Polytechnic School, USP/EESC - University of Sao Paulo - Sao Carlos Engineering School, UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFU - Federal University of Uberlandia, UnB - University of Brasilia and IAE - Brazilian Institute of Aeronautics and Space) together with Embraer to develop methodologies and solutions for the aircraft external noise problem. The main goal of this initiative is to study and develop methodologies that will allow estimation of aircraft noise generation and propagation through three main approaches: numerical simulation (CAA), analytical and semi-empirical models, and wind tunnel and flight tests.