Reducing vehicle fuel consumption has become one of the most important issues in recent years. Aerodynamic drag contributes to 50-60% of fuel consumption in trucks on highways. Vehicle aerodynamic performance is mainly determined by drag coefficient, which directly affects engine requirements and fuel consumption. It’s well known that drag changes in a crosswind compared with a condition without a crosswind, and that the change depends on the vehicle shape. Pressure drag, a major drag for trucks as they run at lower speeds is produced by the shape of the object. Therefore, addition of some components can suffice the need. The vehicle has been designed by using Catia and then analysed with CFD. The values are compared and the resultant drag reduction is calculated.
Aerodynamic analysis and optimization of wind deflector in a Commercial load ...AM Publications
In the field of commercial goods transport, trucks have an important place. One of the main problems faced by truck manufacturers is the Air resistance associated with the highway running. Since trucks have a large frontal area and the presence of a trailer also leads to the truck experiencing significant resistance which has to be overcome. This can be reduced through the use of wind deflectors. A well-designed wind deflector can reduce wind resistance to a certain extent. Optimizing the angle of the wind deflector also causes reduced drag force acting on the vehicle, thereby reducing the fuel intake. Here the initial drag of 2050 N is reduced to 1688.453 N using a 1.75 m wind deflector at 45 degree angle resulting in the reduction of drag by 17.6%.
Modification of airflow around a FSAE Race car using sidepods to increase the...EditorIJAERD
Aerodynamics pertaining to vehicles focuses on improving the drive-ability of the vehicle while also reducing
losses due to air drag. This paper focuses on maximizing the cornering performance of the formula student race car with
slight modifications to the airflow around the vehicle and meagre addition of weight. The undertray produces downloads
by altering the velocity of air flowing underneath it. The sidepods act to reduce flow velocity above the undertray, thus
increasing the pressure above it. This leads to an increased pressure difference over the surface of the undertray which
translates to increase in downforce. The car is able to have a 10% decrease in lap times on a 500m racetrack.
Aerodynamic analysis and optimization of wind deflector in a Commercial load ...AM Publications
In the field of commercial goods transport, trucks have an important place. One of the main problems faced by truck manufacturers is the Air resistance associated with the highway running. Since trucks have a large frontal area and the presence of a trailer also leads to the truck experiencing significant resistance which has to be overcome. This can be reduced through the use of wind deflectors. A well-designed wind deflector can reduce wind resistance to a certain extent. Optimizing the angle of the wind deflector also causes reduced drag force acting on the vehicle, thereby reducing the fuel intake. Here the initial drag of 2050 N is reduced to 1688.453 N using a 1.75 m wind deflector at 45 degree angle resulting in the reduction of drag by 17.6%.
Modification of airflow around a FSAE Race car using sidepods to increase the...EditorIJAERD
Aerodynamics pertaining to vehicles focuses on improving the drive-ability of the vehicle while also reducing
losses due to air drag. This paper focuses on maximizing the cornering performance of the formula student race car with
slight modifications to the airflow around the vehicle and meagre addition of weight. The undertray produces downloads
by altering the velocity of air flowing underneath it. The sidepods act to reduce flow velocity above the undertray, thus
increasing the pressure above it. This leads to an increased pressure difference over the surface of the undertray which
translates to increase in downforce. The car is able to have a 10% decrease in lap times on a 500m racetrack.
Design of Rear wing for high performance cars and Simulation using Computatio...IJTET Journal
The performance of a sports car is not only limited to its engine power but also to aerodynamic properties of the car. By decreasing the drag force it is possible to reduce the engine power required to achieve same top speed thus decreasing the fuel requirement. The stability of a sports car is considerably important at high speed. The provision of a rear wing increases the downforce thus reducing the rear axle lift and provides increased traction. In this study an optimum rear wing is designed for the high performance car so as to decrease drag and increase downforce. The CAD designed baseline model with or without rear wing is being analyzed in computational fluid dynamics software. The lift and drag coefficient are calculated for all the design thus an optimum rear wing is designed for the considered baseline model.
Performance Study of Wind Friction Reduction Attachments for Van Using Comput...IJERA Editor
Road transport is the key factor as it is the major method to connect places through land. Along with wide use of internal combustion engines for this purpose comes the massive consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles. Most of the research today is toward making efficient machines. This paper mainly deals with providing attachments to existing models of vehicle to make it more efficient. An assessment of the impact of aerodynamic drag and its relationship to energy consumption presented. A few models are designed and analysed for reducing drag with the help of Attachments. Solid works is used to model and ANSYS Fluent is used for CFD analysis. The results of Cd of various configuration is analysed, 0.427 being the Cd for conventional Van is reduced to 0.234 for van with front and rear attachment.
Drag Reduction of Front Wing of an F1 Car using Adjoint Optimisationyasirmaliq
The Project Poster summarizes the aims and objectives of the Final Year Dissertation. The project starts with a detailed study on the parameters that tend to affect the performance of front wings of an F1 car and goes through designing the front wings(3) with endplates and wheel, meshing it, solving/analysing the flow and finally optimising the selected geometry using Fluent Adjoint Solver for efficient performance.
Adjoint optimisation technique is used to achieve optimal performance from the front wings. It's the most successful shape optimisation method as it's independent of the number of design variables exponentially reducing computational time and cost. The emphasis has been put on optimising the shape of the front wings using the Adjoint method as it’s the most efficient and computationally inexpensive method for design optimisation. The approach towards shape optimisation is downforce constrained drag minimization as it would result in keeping a constraint on downforce and reducing the drag at the same time, thus producing optima for a given downforce/drag value.
Wind-induced Stress Analysis of Front Bumpertheijes
At high velocities, such as on highways, the relative velocity between the oncoming wind and side winds is very high. The high velocity winds that act on the bumper induce certain stresses on it. These stresses may cause deformation of the bumper; if this deformation exceeds a predesigned value, the functionality of the bumper may be hampered. This may result in safety issues and other design issues. In this paper, the effect and nature of these stresses have been quantified by conducting a wind-induced stress analysis on a model of the bumper. The bumper selected is that of Jeep Wrangler and the modelling is done on Creo 2.2. The CFD simulation and structural analysis is conducted on Ansys Workbench 15. The structural analysis and fluid flow data is summarized alongwith the deformation and induced stress values.
Strain characteristicts in a unique platform integrated with truck chassis un...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
Present work deals with the process of determination of strain in a structural member under intense load for a typical Indian truck. Characteristics of mechanical strain at various locations on the structure are assessed. Strain gauge selection along with process of locating significant positions for strain measurement on the structure is described. Experimental process is employed for strain measurement. From the experimentation carried on the structure, the results reveal that the tri-axial stresses are dominant over bi-axial and uni-axial stresses at critical points on the structure. Contemporary data acquisition systems are utilized to acquire the strain signals. Computer simulation is carried out to have perception of the behavior of the structure under consideration. Static and Dynamic strain measurement is carried out at constant speeds on various tracks. As there are no assumptions involved in measurement like theoretical modeling and analysis, the experimental method provides the actual strain/stress values at the selected locations. Locations have been selected at cross-members where they are supported at the longitudinal members. As the stresses at these locations are not unidirectional, rosettes have been used to acquire strain in three directions. Linear strain gauges used at locations on longitudinal members.
CFD Simulation for Flow over Passenger Car Using Tail Plates for Aerodynamic ...IOSR Journals
This work proposes an effective numerical model based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) approach to obtain the flow structure around a passenger car with Tail Plates. The experimental work of
the test vehicle and grid system is constructed by ANSYS-14.0. FLUENT which is the CFD solver & employed in
the present work. In this study, numerical iterations are completed, then after aerodynamic data and detailed
complicated flow structure are visualized.
In the present work, model of generic passenger car has been developed in solid works-10 and
generated the wind tunnel and applied the boundary conditions in ANSYS workbench 14.0 platform then after
testing and simulation has been performed for the evaluation of drag coefficient for passenger car. In another
case, the aerodynamics of the most suitable design of tail plate is introduced and analysedfor the evaluation of
drag coefficient for passenger car. The addition of tail plates results in a reduction of the drag-coefficient
3.87% and lift coefficient 16.62% in head-on wind. Rounding the edges partially reduces drag in head-on wind
but does not bring about the significant improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of the passenger car with
tail plates, it can be obtained. Hence, the drag force can be reduced by using add on devices on vehicle and fuel
economy, stability of a passenger car can be improved.
Experimental Investigations to Study the Air Flow Patterns on the Headlight D...IJERA Editor
This paper presents some experimental investigations to study the air flow patterns on the headlight domes of different two wheelers (HERO HONDA PASSION PLUS and BAJAJ PULSAR) which influence the stability of the vehicle. The pressure distribution over the surface of the profile and the drag force are to be determined for various headlight dome orientations. This study helps in suggesting the suitable headlight dome profile that may reduce the drag force and effect of turbulence which in turn leads to the increase of vehicle stability. The results obtained during the simulation are to be validated by conducting the experiments on the scale down model of the headlight dome of HERO HONDA PASSION PLUS using Wind Tunnel test rig. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool was used to simulate the air flow pattern on the headlight dome in which boundary layer separation doesn’t exist. The results obtained from the simulation are to be compared with the experimental results from the wind tunnel and the variation is to be found and that should be in the acceptable limit.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Experimental investigation of inmitiable platform on heavy vehicle chassis ij...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
This research paper deals with the experimental investigation of a unique platform structure by evaluation of strain through experimental technique. Strain characteristics at critical locations on the structure are evaluated for dynamic load. Strain gauge categorization for experimentation of the platform structure is described. Different nature of stresses at significant locations is evaluated with the aid of linear and rosette gauges. Present-day data acquisition systems are utilized for acquiring the strain values. Static and dynamic strain values are evaluated for constant speeds on cross-country track.
The experimentation reveals exact strain values, as there are no assumptions for measurement. Cross-country road characteristics are exactly simulated for this measurement process. The optimum vehicle speed is maintained for the entire measurement process. Tri-axial values of strains are calculated using rosette reduction technique. Linear strain values are evaluated on longitudinal members of the platform structure. Values of strain acquired different locations reveal the critical areas of the structure for possible design modifications
Computational Aerodynamics Research and Vehicle Engineering Development (CAR-...inventionjournals
Many Persons, both from industry and also private individuals have performed research in regards to this new issue. Many have performed research on aerodynamics on certain portions of the vehicle and also on effects of shape of the body and other technologies used such as Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wind tunnel Testing.The effects of these studies is seen in the industry today. Not so long ago,the vehicles were having shapes lose to boxes and today beautiful curves dominate the vehicles bodies. These curves not only help in the beauty of the vehicle but also help the vehicle in terms of aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. In this paper we would like to highlight some important topics related with aerodynamics and how they affect the drag of the vehicles. We shall also discuss on methods used in the industry today to calculate the aerodynamic efficiency of the vehicles and their effects.
Cfd analysis of car body aerodynamics including effect of passive flow device...eSAT Journals
Abstract With the emphasis lying on increasing fuel efficiency of vehicles in order to combat rising fuel prices and environmental
challenges the manufacturers are thinking beyond the conventional vehicle systems by focusing on its aerodynamics. Aerodynamic
drag exceeds 50 per cent of the total resistance to motion at speeds above 70km/hr, and above 100 km/hr it is the most important
factor. The review is done to identify the various shortcomings of the automotive designers when it is in regards to flow
separation of air at the rear of the vehicle which causes most of the losses. This paper focuses on the work already done in the
field of aerodynamics starting with Ahmed Body. It is a bluff body with adjustable rear slant angle and the basis upon which the
aerodynamicists test their models. And then, moving onto passive aerodynamic enhancements for automobiles like vortex
generators and diffusers whose various dimensional modulations were discussed with several steps leading to its advancement in
vehicle body design. This brings to the simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its role in this analysis was
covered. CFD has been modified a lot from the beginning to increase the accuracy of its predictions. So the paper lists various
simulation techniques studied by the previous researchers in order to understand the wake region behind the car which has been
notoriously difficult to predict till date. Several aspects of aerodynamic drag that need further analysis to improve the
aerodynamic were highlighted.
Keywords: Drag Force, Drag Coefficient, Ahmed Body, CFD Simulation, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Passive Flow
Devices
Design of Rear wing for high performance cars and Simulation using Computatio...IJTET Journal
The performance of a sports car is not only limited to its engine power but also to aerodynamic properties of the car. By decreasing the drag force it is possible to reduce the engine power required to achieve same top speed thus decreasing the fuel requirement. The stability of a sports car is considerably important at high speed. The provision of a rear wing increases the downforce thus reducing the rear axle lift and provides increased traction. In this study an optimum rear wing is designed for the high performance car so as to decrease drag and increase downforce. The CAD designed baseline model with or without rear wing is being analyzed in computational fluid dynamics software. The lift and drag coefficient are calculated for all the design thus an optimum rear wing is designed for the considered baseline model.
Performance Study of Wind Friction Reduction Attachments for Van Using Comput...IJERA Editor
Road transport is the key factor as it is the major method to connect places through land. Along with wide use of internal combustion engines for this purpose comes the massive consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles. Most of the research today is toward making efficient machines. This paper mainly deals with providing attachments to existing models of vehicle to make it more efficient. An assessment of the impact of aerodynamic drag and its relationship to energy consumption presented. A few models are designed and analysed for reducing drag with the help of Attachments. Solid works is used to model and ANSYS Fluent is used for CFD analysis. The results of Cd of various configuration is analysed, 0.427 being the Cd for conventional Van is reduced to 0.234 for van with front and rear attachment.
Drag Reduction of Front Wing of an F1 Car using Adjoint Optimisationyasirmaliq
The Project Poster summarizes the aims and objectives of the Final Year Dissertation. The project starts with a detailed study on the parameters that tend to affect the performance of front wings of an F1 car and goes through designing the front wings(3) with endplates and wheel, meshing it, solving/analysing the flow and finally optimising the selected geometry using Fluent Adjoint Solver for efficient performance.
Adjoint optimisation technique is used to achieve optimal performance from the front wings. It's the most successful shape optimisation method as it's independent of the number of design variables exponentially reducing computational time and cost. The emphasis has been put on optimising the shape of the front wings using the Adjoint method as it’s the most efficient and computationally inexpensive method for design optimisation. The approach towards shape optimisation is downforce constrained drag minimization as it would result in keeping a constraint on downforce and reducing the drag at the same time, thus producing optima for a given downforce/drag value.
Wind-induced Stress Analysis of Front Bumpertheijes
At high velocities, such as on highways, the relative velocity between the oncoming wind and side winds is very high. The high velocity winds that act on the bumper induce certain stresses on it. These stresses may cause deformation of the bumper; if this deformation exceeds a predesigned value, the functionality of the bumper may be hampered. This may result in safety issues and other design issues. In this paper, the effect and nature of these stresses have been quantified by conducting a wind-induced stress analysis on a model of the bumper. The bumper selected is that of Jeep Wrangler and the modelling is done on Creo 2.2. The CFD simulation and structural analysis is conducted on Ansys Workbench 15. The structural analysis and fluid flow data is summarized alongwith the deformation and induced stress values.
Strain characteristicts in a unique platform integrated with truck chassis un...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
Present work deals with the process of determination of strain in a structural member under intense load for a typical Indian truck. Characteristics of mechanical strain at various locations on the structure are assessed. Strain gauge selection along with process of locating significant positions for strain measurement on the structure is described. Experimental process is employed for strain measurement. From the experimentation carried on the structure, the results reveal that the tri-axial stresses are dominant over bi-axial and uni-axial stresses at critical points on the structure. Contemporary data acquisition systems are utilized to acquire the strain signals. Computer simulation is carried out to have perception of the behavior of the structure under consideration. Static and Dynamic strain measurement is carried out at constant speeds on various tracks. As there are no assumptions involved in measurement like theoretical modeling and analysis, the experimental method provides the actual strain/stress values at the selected locations. Locations have been selected at cross-members where they are supported at the longitudinal members. As the stresses at these locations are not unidirectional, rosettes have been used to acquire strain in three directions. Linear strain gauges used at locations on longitudinal members.
CFD Simulation for Flow over Passenger Car Using Tail Plates for Aerodynamic ...IOSR Journals
This work proposes an effective numerical model based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) approach to obtain the flow structure around a passenger car with Tail Plates. The experimental work of
the test vehicle and grid system is constructed by ANSYS-14.0. FLUENT which is the CFD solver & employed in
the present work. In this study, numerical iterations are completed, then after aerodynamic data and detailed
complicated flow structure are visualized.
In the present work, model of generic passenger car has been developed in solid works-10 and
generated the wind tunnel and applied the boundary conditions in ANSYS workbench 14.0 platform then after
testing and simulation has been performed for the evaluation of drag coefficient for passenger car. In another
case, the aerodynamics of the most suitable design of tail plate is introduced and analysedfor the evaluation of
drag coefficient for passenger car. The addition of tail plates results in a reduction of the drag-coefficient
3.87% and lift coefficient 16.62% in head-on wind. Rounding the edges partially reduces drag in head-on wind
but does not bring about the significant improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of the passenger car with
tail plates, it can be obtained. Hence, the drag force can be reduced by using add on devices on vehicle and fuel
economy, stability of a passenger car can be improved.
Experimental Investigations to Study the Air Flow Patterns on the Headlight D...IJERA Editor
This paper presents some experimental investigations to study the air flow patterns on the headlight domes of different two wheelers (HERO HONDA PASSION PLUS and BAJAJ PULSAR) which influence the stability of the vehicle. The pressure distribution over the surface of the profile and the drag force are to be determined for various headlight dome orientations. This study helps in suggesting the suitable headlight dome profile that may reduce the drag force and effect of turbulence which in turn leads to the increase of vehicle stability. The results obtained during the simulation are to be validated by conducting the experiments on the scale down model of the headlight dome of HERO HONDA PASSION PLUS using Wind Tunnel test rig. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool was used to simulate the air flow pattern on the headlight dome in which boundary layer separation doesn’t exist. The results obtained from the simulation are to be compared with the experimental results from the wind tunnel and the variation is to be found and that should be in the acceptable limit.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Experimental investigation of inmitiable platform on heavy vehicle chassis ij...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
This research paper deals with the experimental investigation of a unique platform structure by evaluation of strain through experimental technique. Strain characteristics at critical locations on the structure are evaluated for dynamic load. Strain gauge categorization for experimentation of the platform structure is described. Different nature of stresses at significant locations is evaluated with the aid of linear and rosette gauges. Present-day data acquisition systems are utilized for acquiring the strain values. Static and dynamic strain values are evaluated for constant speeds on cross-country track.
The experimentation reveals exact strain values, as there are no assumptions for measurement. Cross-country road characteristics are exactly simulated for this measurement process. The optimum vehicle speed is maintained for the entire measurement process. Tri-axial values of strains are calculated using rosette reduction technique. Linear strain values are evaluated on longitudinal members of the platform structure. Values of strain acquired different locations reveal the critical areas of the structure for possible design modifications
Computational Aerodynamics Research and Vehicle Engineering Development (CAR-...inventionjournals
Many Persons, both from industry and also private individuals have performed research in regards to this new issue. Many have performed research on aerodynamics on certain portions of the vehicle and also on effects of shape of the body and other technologies used such as Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wind tunnel Testing.The effects of these studies is seen in the industry today. Not so long ago,the vehicles were having shapes lose to boxes and today beautiful curves dominate the vehicles bodies. These curves not only help in the beauty of the vehicle but also help the vehicle in terms of aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. In this paper we would like to highlight some important topics related with aerodynamics and how they affect the drag of the vehicles. We shall also discuss on methods used in the industry today to calculate the aerodynamic efficiency of the vehicles and their effects.
Cfd analysis of car body aerodynamics including effect of passive flow device...eSAT Journals
Abstract With the emphasis lying on increasing fuel efficiency of vehicles in order to combat rising fuel prices and environmental
challenges the manufacturers are thinking beyond the conventional vehicle systems by focusing on its aerodynamics. Aerodynamic
drag exceeds 50 per cent of the total resistance to motion at speeds above 70km/hr, and above 100 km/hr it is the most important
factor. The review is done to identify the various shortcomings of the automotive designers when it is in regards to flow
separation of air at the rear of the vehicle which causes most of the losses. This paper focuses on the work already done in the
field of aerodynamics starting with Ahmed Body. It is a bluff body with adjustable rear slant angle and the basis upon which the
aerodynamicists test their models. And then, moving onto passive aerodynamic enhancements for automobiles like vortex
generators and diffusers whose various dimensional modulations were discussed with several steps leading to its advancement in
vehicle body design. This brings to the simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its role in this analysis was
covered. CFD has been modified a lot from the beginning to increase the accuracy of its predictions. So the paper lists various
simulation techniques studied by the previous researchers in order to understand the wake region behind the car which has been
notoriously difficult to predict till date. Several aspects of aerodynamic drag that need further analysis to improve the
aerodynamic were highlighted.
Keywords: Drag Force, Drag Coefficient, Ahmed Body, CFD Simulation, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Passive Flow
Devices
Aerodynamic Study about an Automotive Vehicle with Capacity for Only One Occu...IJERA Editor
The presented study describes the aerodynamic behavior of a compact, single occupant, automotive vehicle. To
optimize the aerodynamic characteristics of this vehicle, a flow dynamics study was conducted using a virtual
model. The outer surfaces of the vehicle body were designed using Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools and its
aerodynamic performance simulated virtually using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. Parameters
such as pressure coefficient (Cp), coefficient of friction (Cf) and graphical analysis of the streamlines were used
to understand the flow dynamics and propose recommendations aimed at improving the coefficient of drag (Cd).
The identification of interaction points between the fluid and the flow structure was the primary focus of study to
develop these propositions. The study of phenomena linked to the characteristics of the model presented here,
allowed the identification of design features that should be avoided to generate improved aerodynamic
performance.
The Effect of Orientation of Vortex Generators on Aerodynamic Drag Reduction ...irjes
One of the main reasons for the aerodynamic drag in automotive vehicles is the flow separation
near the vehicle’s rear end. To delay this flow separation, vortex generators are used in recent vehicles. The
vortex generators are commonly used in aircrafts to prevent flow separation. Even though vortex generators
themselves create drag, but they also reduce drag by delaying flow separation at downstream. The overall effect
of vortex generators is more beneficial and proved by experimentation. The effect depends on the shape,size and
orientation of vortex generators. Hence optimized shape with proper orientation is essential for getting better
results.This paper presents the effect of vortex generators at different orientation to the flow field and the
mechanism by which these effects takes place.
Performance Study of Wind Friction Reduction Attachments for Van Using Comput...IJERA Editor
Road transport is the key factor as it is the major method to connect places through land. Along with wide use of internal combustion engines for this purpose comes the massive consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles. Most of the research today is toward making efficient machines. This paper mainly deals with providing attachments to existing models of vehicle to make it more efficient. An assessment of the impact of aerodynamic drag and its relationship to energy consumption presented. A few models are designed and analysed for reducing drag with the help of Attachments. Solid works is used to model and ANSYS Fluent is used for CFD analysis. The results of Cd of various configuration is analysed, 0.427 being the Cd for conventional Van is reduced to 0.234 for van with front and rear attachment
Assessment of Flow Control using Passive Devices around Bluff BodiesAnuragSingh1049
This article presents a review study on the experimental investigation of aerodynamic force on a car like bluff bodies along with the simulations using different turbulence models used in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). The aim of the study is to find a useful method for the better design of a car body. It was observed that combination of wind tunnel experiments and CFD computation can lead to better aerodynamic design. Significant reduction in coefficient of the lift and drag for a car model were found when a more streamlined body design was adopted. Appropriate change in the slant angle for the car body can significantly reduce the fuel consumption. Also, the use of simulations in combination with the experimental observations helps in predicting the flow behavior more accurately.
Final project report on grocery store management system..pdfKamal Acharya
In today’s fast-changing business environment, it’s extremely important to be able to respond to client needs in the most effective and timely manner. If your customers wish to see your business online and have instant access to your products or services.
Online Grocery Store is an e-commerce website, which retails various grocery products. This project allows viewing various products available enables registered users to purchase desired products instantly using Paytm, UPI payment processor (Instant Pay) and also can place order by using Cash on Delivery (Pay Later) option. This project provides an easy access to Administrators and Managers to view orders placed using Pay Later and Instant Pay options.
In order to develop an e-commerce website, a number of Technologies must be studied and understood. These include multi-tiered architecture, server and client-side scripting techniques, implementation technologies, programming language (such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and MySQL relational databases. This is a project with the objective to develop a basic website where a consumer is provided with a shopping cart website and also to know about the technologies used to develop such a website.
This document will discuss each of the underlying technologies to create and implement an e- commerce website.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
Hierarchical Digital Twin of a Naval Power SystemKerry Sado
A hierarchical digital twin of a Naval DC power system has been developed and experimentally verified. Similar to other state-of-the-art digital twins, this technology creates a digital replica of the physical system executed in real-time or faster, which can modify hardware controls. However, its advantage stems from distributing computational efforts by utilizing a hierarchical structure composed of lower-level digital twin blocks and a higher-level system digital twin. Each digital twin block is associated with a physical subsystem of the hardware and communicates with a singular system digital twin, which creates a system-level response. By extracting information from each level of the hierarchy, power system controls of the hardware were reconfigured autonomously. This hierarchical digital twin development offers several advantages over other digital twins, particularly in the field of naval power systems. The hierarchical structure allows for greater computational efficiency and scalability while the ability to autonomously reconfigure hardware controls offers increased flexibility and responsiveness. The hierarchical decomposition and models utilized were well aligned with the physical twin, as indicated by the maximum deviations between the developed digital twin hierarchy and the hardware.
Welcome to WIPAC Monthly the magazine brought to you by the LinkedIn Group Water Industry Process Automation & Control.
In this month's edition, along with this month's industry news to celebrate the 13 years since the group was created we have articles including
A case study of the used of Advanced Process Control at the Wastewater Treatment works at Lleida in Spain
A look back on an article on smart wastewater networks in order to see how the industry has measured up in the interim around the adoption of Digital Transformation in the Water Industry.
Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two type of water scarcity. One is physical. The other is economic water scarcity.
RAT: Retrieval Augmented Thoughts Elicit Context-Aware Reasoning in Long-Hori...
Design modification on Indian Road Vehicles to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag
1. International Journal of Advanced Engineering, Management and Science (IJAEMS) [Vol-3, Issue-8, Aug- 2017]
https://dx.doi.org/10.24001/ijaems.3.8.6 ISSN: 2454-1311
www.ijaems.com Page | 850
Design modification on Indian Road Vehicles to
Reduce Aerodynamic Drag
P.Vinayagam*, M.Rajadurai, K.Balakrishnan, G.Mohana Priya
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract— Reducing vehicle fuel consumption has
become one of the most important issues in recent years.
Aerodynamic drag contributes to 50-60% of fuel
consumption in trucks on highways. Vehicle aerodynamic
performance is mainly determined by drag coefficient,
which directly affects engine requirements and fuel
consumption. It’s well known that drag changes in a
crosswind compared with a condition without a
crosswind, and that the change depends on the vehicle
shape. Pressure drag, a major drag for trucks as they run
at lower speeds is produced by the shape of the object.
Therefore, addition of some components can suffice the
need. The vehicle has been designed by using Catia and
then analysed with CFD. The values are compared and
the resultant drag reduction is calculated.
Keywords— Aerodynamics drag, CATIA, CFD, fuel
consumption.
I. INTRODUCTION
Vehicles with an aerodynamic shape use less fuel. Air
flows easily over them and less energy is needed to move
them forward. At 95 Km/h 60-70% of a vehicle’s energy
is used to move it through the air, compared with only
40% at 50 Km/h .installing a sloping front roof on a lorry
could save you as much as 7% of your fuel costs. Even
small changes to design and shape will make a difference.
Take a look at the Aerodynamic checklist, walk around
your vehicle and look at each feature to see what
improvements you can make. This document covers the
aerodynamic styling of commercial vehicles. Vehicles
that travel at higher speeds and for longer distances will
benefit most from aerodynamic styling, giving you
greater savings. Drag is the energy lost pushing through
air, and it accounts for most of the fuel used on long-
distance journeys, regardless of vehicle type. Overcoming
drag uses approx. 60% of fuel used at cruising speeds
when loaded, 70% when empty. Sharp corners, racks and
parts that stick out will add “parasitic drag”, further
reducing fuel efficiency. Fuel consumption due to
aerodynamic drag consumed more than half of the
vehicle’s energy. Thus, the drag reduction program is one
of the most interesting approaches to cater this matter.
Aerodynamic drag consists of two main components: skin
friction drag and pressure drag. Pressure drag accounts for
more than 80% of the total drag and it is highly dependent
on vehicle geometry due to boundary layer separation
from rear window surface and formation of wake region
behind the vehicle. The location of separation determines
the size of wake region and consequently, it determines
the value of aerodynamic drag. According to the
aerodynamic drag of a road vehicle is responsible for a
large part of the vehicle’s fuel consumption and
contributes up to 50% of the total vehicle fuel
consumption at highway speeds. Reducing the
aerodynamic drag offers an inexpensive solution to
improve fuel efficiency and thus shape optimization for
low drag becomes an essential part of the overall vehicle
design process. It has been found that 40% of the drag
force is concentrated at the rear of the geometry.
Investing in good aerodynamic styling on new trucks will
repay your investment. Manufacturers go to enormous
expense using wind tunnels to improve aerodynamic
stability and reduce parasitic drag. The truck pictured is
an example of good aerodynamic styling and air
management. To understand how this styling reduces
your fuel consumption look at the simplified diagram
below of an articulated truck without any curved edges.
Also note that there is a large gap between the tractor and
the trailer. Compare this with the well styled tractor and
trailer in the second picture. You’ll see that there are
fewer areas of turbulence and turbulence causes drag. The
second vehicle will use less fuel. Ensure that air can flow
easily and smoothly over the shape of your vehicle, by
minimizing things that stick out and block the air’s
passage. Wherever possible chose smooth sided designs,
curved edges, hidden buckles and a close gap between
your tractor and your trailer.
Fig.1: Flow over on a vehicle
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II. INVERSTIGATION METHOD
There are various approaches of passive devices to reduce
drag. These are front screens, rear screens, structural
elements that localize the area of flow detachment
(edging), vortex air flow generators, deflectors located
over the rear part of vehicle’s roof, four-element rear
fairing and its components, front fairing.
III. AERODYNAMICAL DIFFERENCE
Truck:
Bluff bodies
Large viscous regions
Low aspect ratio (3D)
Strong interaction between body parts
Ground effects
Airplane:
Streamlined
Inviscid flow dominates
High aspect ratio (partly 2D)
Step-by step optimization
IV. CHARECTERISTICS OF FLOW PASSED
VEHICLE BODIES
FRONT: stagnation point, overpressure, accelerating flow
SIDE WALLS & ROOFS: boundary layer separation
depending on the rounding up of leading edges around the
front.
REAR WALL: In separation bubble nearly constant
pressure below the ambient, strong turbulent mixing
UNDERBODY GAP: surrounded by rough and moving
surfaces, decreasing velocities downstream, sideward
outflow.
V. CAUSE OF DRAG FORCES AT
STREAMLINED AND BLUFF BODIES
Streamlined bodies are characterized by attached flow.
The share of pressure forces in drag force (component of
aerodynamic force parallel to undisturbed flow) is small.
Drag is caused mainly by shear stresses. Since shear
forces are small coefficient of drag is relatively small.
Fig.2: Flow over stream body
Bluff bodies are characterized by boundary layer
separation and separation bubbles. Drag is caused mainly
by pressure forces, since p-p0>>τ coefficient of drag is
relatively big.
Fig.3: Flow over bluff body
VI. DESIGNING OF TRUCKS
Fig.4: Catia diagram of normal truck
Fig.5: Catia diagram of Aerodynamic truck
VII. MESHING
FLUENT requires high quality mesh to avoid numerical
diffusion. Several mesh quality metrics are involved in
order to quantify the quality; however the skewness is the
primary metric however the skewness is the primary
metric. The aspect ratio and cell size change mesh metrics
are also very important. In worst scenarios and depending
on the solver used (density based or pressure based)
FLUENT can tolerate poor mesh quality. However some
applications may require higher mesh quality, resolution
and good mesh distribution. The location of poor quality
elements helps determine their effect. Some overall mesh
quality metrics may be obtained in annoys meshing under
the statistics object. Additional mesh quality metrics may
be retrieved in FLUENT GUI under mesh/info/quality
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from the menu, or using the TUI commands
‘mesh/quality’.
VIII. MESH QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
FLUENT
The most important mesh metrics for fluent are,
skewness, aspect ratio cell size change (not implemented
in ansys meshing). For most applications, poor mesh
quality may lead to inaccurate for most applications, for
skewness: for hexa, tri and quad it should be less than 0.8
for tetrahedral: it should be less than 0.9 lead to
inaccurate solution and/or slow convergence for
tetrahedral. It should be less than 0.9. For aspect ratio: it
should be less than 40, but this depends on the flow
characteristics. Some applications may require even lower
skewness than the suggested valve the flow characteristics
more than 50 may be tolerated at the inflation layers. For
cell size change suggested valve A-8 it should be between
1 and 2.
Fig.6: Meshing of Truck
Meshing quadrilateral mesh
No. of nodes: 26738
No. of elements: 110517
IX. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The analyzed result of truck in ansys is shown below.
From this analyzed result we will be able to understand
that where will be the maximum amount of force and
parameters are acting.
a. VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS ON TRUCKS
Fig.7: velocity path lines truck 1
Fig.8: velocity path lines truck 2
The figure above makes use of streamlines to indicate
how the air flows over the trucks. In comparison of two
trucks the air flow of modified truck is smoother than the
normal truck
b. PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS ON TRUCKS
Fig.9: Absolute pressure contour truck 1
Fig.10: Absolute pressure contour truck 2
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Fig.11: Dynamic pressure contour truck 1
Fig.12: Dynamic pressure contour truck 2
Fig.13: Static pressure contour truck 1
Fig.14: Static pressure contour truck 2
c. VELOCITY MAGNITUDE AROUND THE
TRUCKS
Fig.15: velocity magnitude truck 1
Fig.16: velocity magnitude truck 2
X. COMPARATIVE DATA OF BOTH
MODELS
The result we got from the analysis of the modified model
and the existing model are plotted below here we made a
comparison between the two design. The plotted diagrams
and charts will prove it properly. From the analyzing of
the two models we came to know that our modified truck
model is give low aerodynamic drag and fuel
consumption when we are comparing to the normal truck.
XI. SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE WORKS
In this project we came across ideas to decrease the
aerodynamics drag and to increase the performance of the
truck. Here we took the model of normal truck and we
succeed in it by changing the Indian normal truck into an
aerodynamic one. As a result of that the drag acting on
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0.5
1
Drag Coefficient(Cd)
Normal truck modified truck
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the modified truck becomes less, and also the fuel
consumption reduced.
So in our project we are only aim to improve the speed
and to decrease the drag acting on the truck. But in the
same truck there is great chance to reduce the fuel
consumption of the truck. The fuel consumption of the
truck is mainly depends upon its shape. If somebody is
interested to do more future works in this Indian road
vehicle we will suggest you to go on with different shapes
of Indian road vehicles. Because it is very useful to
peoples who using an Indian road vehicles like vans, cars,
and bus.
XII. CONCLUSION
In this project we have designed and analyzed the normal
truck and modified truck for reducing aerodynamics drag
and fuel consumptions. The comparison of two trucks, the
normal truck had high aerodynamics drag than modified
truck. The CFD analysis for these trucks studied and
gives the results of velocity, pressure, coefficient of drag.
From these results the aerodynamics drag produced by
our modified truck is low than existing design. The
aerodynamic shape of a vehicle is crucial because it has a
large impact on fuel. When buying a new vehicle,
carefully consider the impact of aerodynamic features.
Remember that time invested in this area will be worth
the investment.
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