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Influence of Different Plates Arrangements on the Car Body

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  • Krzysztof Kurec

    (Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, Sw. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Konrad Kamieniecki

    (Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, Sw. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Janusz Piechna

    (Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether small plates covering the roof and the hood of the DrivAer estate vehicle can be used as airbrakes and increase its drag as well as the downforce. The presented results were obtained with the use of the commercial computational fluid dynamics software ANSYS ® Fluent. The main findings of the article are that the aerodynamic devices such as flaps covering surfaces of the vehicle can have a significant impact on drag increase and can be used not only to make the design of the car more striking but also beneficial when utilized as a part of an active aerodynamic setup.

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  • Krzysztof Kurec & Konrad Kamieniecki & Janusz Piechna, 2022. "Influence of Different Plates Arrangements on the Car Body," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:2:p:619-:d:725995
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    1. Maciej Szudarek & Janusz Piechna, 2021. "CFD Analysis of the Influence of the Front Wing Setup on a Time Attack Sports Car’s Aerodynamics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-29, November.
    2. Janusz Piechna, 2021. "A Review of Active Aerodynamic Systems for Road Vehicles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-31, November.
    3. Krzysztof Kurec & Janusz Piechna, 2019. "Influence of Side Spoilers on the Aerodynamic Properties of a Sports Car," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-22, December.
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    1. Władysław Marek Hamiga & Wojciech Bronisław Ciesielka, 2022. "Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Heterogeneous Column of Vehicles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-37, June.
    2. Krzysztof Kurec, 2022. "Numerical Study of the Sports Car Aerodynamic Enhancements," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-19, September.
    3. Krzysztof Wiński & Adam Piechna, 2022. "Comprehensive CFD Aerodynamic Simulation of a Sport Motorcycle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-27, August.

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