Aerodynamic Analysis of Race Car Using Active Wing Concept 2019-28-2395
In high speed race cars, aerodynamics is an important aspect for determining performance and stability of vehicle. It is mainly influenced by front and rear wings. Active aerodynamics consist of any type of movable wing element that change their position based on operating conditions of the vehicle to have better performance and handling. In this work, front and rear wings are designed for race car prototype of race car. The high down force aerofoil profiles have been used for design of front and rear wing. The first aerodynamic analysis has been performed on baseline model without wings using CFD tool. For investigation, parameters considered are angle of attack in the range of 0-18° for front as well as rear wing at different test speeds of 60, 80, 100 and 120 kmph. The simulation is carried out by using ANSYS Fluent. The simulation results show significant improvement in vehicle performance and handling parameters. To validate the results, a scaled model prototype is manufactured and tested in wind tunnel.
Citation: P Bhanushali, P., Agrewale, M., and Vora, K., "Aerodynamic Analysis of Race Car Using Active Wing Concept," SAE Technical Paper 2019-28-2395, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-28-2395. Download Citation
Author(s):
Prakash P Bhanushali, Mohammad Rafiq Agrewale, Kamalkishore Vora
Affiliated:
ARAI Academy, Automotive Research Association of India
Pages: 5
Event:
NuGen Summit
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Racing vehicles
Wings
Aerodynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
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