| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 153, 2018
The 4th International Conference on Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering (ICMME 2017)
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| Article Number | 04011 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Vehicle Design and Control | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815304011 | |
| Published online | 26 February 2018 | |
Aerodynamic research of a racing car based on wind tunnel test and computational fluid dynamics
1
School of Automotive Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China
2
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
Wind tunnel test and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation are two main methods for the study of automotive aerodynamics. CFD simulation software solves the results in calculation by using the basic theory of aerodynamic. Calculation will inevitably lead to bias, and the wind tunnel test can effectively simulate the real driving condition, which is the most effective aerodynamics research method. This paper researches the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing of a racing car. Aerodynamic model of a racing car is established. Wind tunnel test is carried out and compared with the simulation results of computational fluid dynamics. The deviation of the two methods is small, and the accuracy of computational fluid dynamics simulation is verified. By means of CFD software simulation, the coefficients of six aerodynamic forces are fitted and the aerodynamic equations are obtained. Finally, the aerodynamic forces and torques of the racing car travel in bend are calculated.
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