Aerodynamic Study of Formula SAE Car

Hetawal, Sneh; Gophane, Mandar; Ajay, B.K.; Mukkamala, Yagnavalkya

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.12.398

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“…For example, students have the opportunity to conduct research within the context of a competition (e.g., Hetawal, Gophane, &Mukkamala, 2014). Ideally, an effective learning experience within an engineering competition would act as an affordance for students to apply content knowledge and skills to develop deep conceptual understanding.…”

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Engineering Competitions as Pathways to Development of Professional Engineering Skills

Bland

Kusano

Johri

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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In this paper we present preliminary findings from a research project aimed at identifying learning outcomes in informal environments. We focused on engineering competitions which have gained momentum across a range of engineering disciplines. Increasingly, students are participating in design competitions that range anywhere from multi-year activities such as Concrete Canoe and Formula SAE to short term activities such as one day competitions or Hack-a-thons. Although competitions are becoming popular, there is little research on what students learn through their participation in these events. Proponents of competitions argue that these activities provide students the opportunity to apply both technical and professional skills and knowledge to a practical or applied problem and through their participation improve their skills or knowledge, i.e. learn. To empirically examine this issue we conducted a qualitative study in one engineering competition. We examined students' experiences of developing professional skills. The purpose for this study was to understand how students conceptualized professional skills as they engaged in the competition. Findings indicated that professional responsibilities were discussed most often as cognitions, behaviors, and dispositions. We organized these into three broad categories: self-management, task management, and team management, which can be used as a framework for future research. By providing students the opportunity to own the problem and its outcomes, engineering competitions can empower students to think like, act as, and become professional engineers.

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Engineering Competitions as Pathways to Development of Professional Engineering Skills

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Johri

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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“…The aerodynamic study of a racing car using this method is presented in [3]. The work focused on improving the stability of the vehicle and reducing the force generated on the body.…”

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The Air Flow Influence on the Drag Force of a Sports Car

Czyż

Karpiński

Gęca

et al. 2018

Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J.

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ABSTARCTThe paper presents the numerical analysis of the drag force generated on the body of a sports car, based on the CFD method in the Ansys Fluent program. The three-dimensional model of the vehicle was taken from an open CAD database. Based on this, a computational grid was developed, boundary conditions and a turbulence model were defined. As a result of the calculations, the pressure distribution on the individual body parts and the velocity distribution in selected cross sections were obtained. In the next part of the research, the simulation results are used to optimize the shape of the bodywork of different passenger vehicles in order to reduce the generated drag force.

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“…Drag force may be defined as the force that prevents a solid body to accelerate as it travels through fluid flow [2] which will in effect, reduce the speed of the car during the race. The drag force is divided into two categories; pressure and skin friction drag.…”

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Study on the Modification Effect of Side Pot And Diffuser to the Aerodynamics of the F1 IN SCHOOLS Car

Paturrahman

Mansor²,

Harun³

et al. 2018

IJET

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The F1 IN SCHOOLS competition was established in 2004 to develop students’ interest towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the secondary school phase. The application of aerodynamics is one of the important aspects studied during this phase. There are two factors that must be considered in the analysis affecting the aerodynamic performance of the car, namely the maximum velocity of the drag coefficient and the downforce coefficient. The F1 IN SCHOOLS car velocity is mainly related to its aerodynamic design and features. The objective of this paper is to study the effect of different side pot and diffuser designs that are capable of producing a low drag coefficient while maintaining a sufficient downforce coefficient. The simulation study was conducted using CFD STAR CCM+ software. The results will help to produce a miniature car that will meet two important criteria of low drag coefficient and sufficient downforce coefficient.

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Aerodynamic Study of Formula SAE Car

Cited by 45 publications

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Engineering Competitions as Pathways to Development of Professional Engineering Skills

Engineering Competitions as Pathways to Development of Professional Engineering Skills

The Air Flow Influence on the Drag Force of a Sports Car

Study on the Modification Effect of Side Pot And Diffuser to the Aerodynamics of the F1 IN SCHOOLS Car

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