CONTENTS: Introduction Literature Review Methodology followed Design on Solidworks CFD Analysis of original Swift Dzire Model CFD Analysis of Swift Dzire with modifications Results and discussion Conclusion References

1. DESIGN AND AERODYNAMIC
ANALYSIS OF A CAR FOR REDUCING
DRAG FORCE USING CFD
Project Guide Submitted by
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Chanderveer Singh (16/140)
Assistant Professor Laabha Bakolia (16/149)
Chail Singh Bhati (16/139)
Md Irfan(16/152)

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology followed
• Design on Solidworks
• CFD Analysis of original Swift Dzire Model
• CFD Analysis of Swift Dzire with modifications
• Results and discussion
• Conclusion
• References

3. Introduction
• Aerodynamics affects the performance of vehicle due to change in parameters
such as lift and drag forces which play a significant role at high speed.
• In this project by reducing the difference in pressure the drag force will be
reduced. The car body is often optimized for reducing the drag resistance but in
this project some of the additional components are added to reduce the drag and
lift.
• The additional components are diffuser, vortex generator, spoiler, tyre cover and
air ducts. Thereby reducing the drag and lift.It will improve the car handling
behavior, acceleration and fuel efficiency.

4. Literature Review
Wake Region
The wake region for a car is the region of recirculating flow
immediately behind the car while it is in motion and this is
caused by viscosity, flow separation and turbulence. The wake
region consists of recirculating flow just behind the trunk as
shown in the above figure.

5. Flow Separation
• Flow separation or boundary layer separation is the detachment of a
boundary layer from a surface. Flow separation occurs in flow that is
slowing down or with increasing pressure i.e adverse pressure gradient.
• The flow separation in a car occurs when air flows down the boot(rear) of
the car. To keep the high-speed attached airflow continuing down over the
boot (and the rear wing), vortex generators are used.

6. Methodology followed
Following is the methodology followed during this
project:
STEP 1:Designing Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire Model on
Solidworks and conducting CFD simulation on
Solidworks flow simulation for finding Cfd and Cfl.
STEP 2:Redeveloping or modifying original model by
adding diffuser, vortex generator, spoiler, tyre cover
and air ducts separately to the original model.
STEP 3:Conducting CFD simulation for all the modified
versions for finding Cfd and Cfl for each modification.
STEP 4: Comparing the original model with the modified
models for drag force and lift force.

7. Modelling using Solid Works
• Original Car Model of Swift Dzire in Solid
Works

8. Mesh Generated on Swift Dzire

9. Flow Analysis

10. CFD Analysis of original model
• Pressure contour of the original model:
• Cd-0.3089
• Cl-0.3407
• Drag force-646.30 N
• Lift force-712.42 N

11. CFD Analysis of Swift Dzire with different modifications
1) CFD Analysis with diffuser
• The diffuser acts as an expansion
chamber to manage the air as it
exits from underneath the car and
reintegrates it with higher-
pressure ambient air.
• Smoothing this transition reduces
turbulence and drag in the car's
wake and improves airflow under
the car.
• Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.2633
• Cl-0.2783
• Drag force-550.88 N
• Lift force-582.26 N

12. 2) CFD Analysis with vortex generator
• To keep the high-speed attached
airflow continuing down over
the boot (and the rear
wing), vortex generators are
used.
• As per their name, these little
spikes generate vortices to
“disturb” the air flowing over
the rear of the car.
• Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.3078
• Cl-0.3358
• Drag force-644.01 N
• Lift force-702.57 N

13. 3) CFD Analysis with spoiler
• A spoiler is an automotive
aerodynamic device whose
intended design function is to
'spoil' unfavorable air movement
across a body of a vehicle in
motion, usually described as
turbulence or drag.
• The main purpose of spoiler is
to increase the grip on the
ground.
• Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.3069
• Cl-0.2122
• Drag force-642.15 N
• Lift force-443.94 N

14. 4) CFD Analysis with tyre cover
• When air flows around the
wheel it gets disturbed by
the rotation of wheels and
forms an area of turbulence
around it. In order for the
air to flow more smoothly
around the wheel well,
smooth tyre covers are
often applied.
• Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.2940
• Cl-0.3546
• Drag force-615.07 N
• Lift force-741.90 N

15. 5) CFD Analysis with air ducts including
diffuser
• While you control your
vehicle, the Air Ducts
controls the airstream.
• Its narrowing channels
speed up the airstream
and guide it past the
wheels. This reduces the
air turbulence.
• Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.2688
• Cl-0.2969
• Drag force-562.38 N
• Lift force-621.30 N

16. 6) CFD Analysis of Swift Dzire with full
Modifications
Pressure Contour:
• Cd-0.2732
• Cl-0.1800
• Drag force-571.60 N
• Lift force-376.67 N

17. Results & Discussion
• In this section we will compare analyzed goals i.e coefficient of friction, coefficient
of lift, drag force and lift force of original maruti Suzuki swift Dzire model with
maruti Suzuki swift Dzire model with modifications like diffuser, spoiler, vortex
generator, air ducts and tyre cover.

18. Conclusion
• CFD analysis was successfully carried out on the production
vehicle. Once the validity of the simulation was achieved,
the next step was to make modifications in the geometry of
the original model which could positively affect
performance characteristics (lift and drag).
• The results obtained showed that by modifying the Swift
Dzire by adding diffuser, Vortex Generators, Spoilers, air
ducts and Tyre Cover. The Cd value is reduced from 0.3089
to 0.2732 (by 11.5%) and the Cl value is reduced from
0.3407 to 0.1800 (by 47.2%) at a speed of 40m/s. Though
this number may appear to be substantially low, this
reduction in drag and lift coefficient are considerable from
aerodynamic point of view as it reduce the power
consumption, improve the acceleration and handling
behaviour.

19. References
1. J. D. Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2001)
2. Wings and Spoilers; Lift and Drag :How It Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXjiThF1LXU&app=desktop
3. Wolf-Heinrich Hucho, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 4th Revised Edition, Society of Automotive
Engineers, U.S., 1998, ISBN: 978-0768000290
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Varghese, Graham Koyeerath)
5. Aerodynamic Analysis of a Car Model using Fluent- Ansys (Nov 2014)
6. Design and Analysis the Effect of Rear spoiler and Rear diffuser on Aerodynamic Forces using CFD
(Apr 2016)
7. CFD-based Optimization for Automotive Aerodynamics (Laurent Dumas)
8. An aerodynamic study on mpv spoiler (Raguvaran A/L Jayahkudy)
9. Hucho, W. H., Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Fourth Edition, SAE International 1998
10. Cfd report 3d aerodynamic analysis of “AEROCAR” hatchback concept at 80kmph
11. Design and Analysis the Effect of Rear spoiler and Rear diffuser on Aerodynamic Forces using CFD
12. Aerodynamic stability of road vehicles in dynamic pitching motion, Cheng S.Y., Tsubokura, M.,
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20. Thank You