What is it about?
The aerodynamic design of high-performance vehicles plays a pivotal role in their overall performance, but what happens to a vehicle's aerodynamic performance when it encounters yaw conditions? Using wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulations, this paper has showed that yaw conditions substantially change the vehicle's flow field, adversely affecting both downforce and drag.
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Why is it important?
The detailed analyses reveal how different aerodynamic characteristics of high-performance vehicles are affected by yaw conditions. These findings are crucial for the optimization of high-performance vehicle aerodynamics in real-world operating conditions.
Perspectives
Using both wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulations was a fascinating research approach. The combination of these techniques deepened our understanding of vehicle aerodynamics and could help shape future high-performance vehicles.
Steven Rijns
Cranfield University
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This page is a summary of: Experimental and numerical investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of high-performance vehicle configurations under yaw conditions, Physics of Fluids, April 2024, American Institute of Physics,
DOI: 10.1063/5.0196979.
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