Drag reduction of passenger cars with pushed-in rear door and rear bumper /
This dissertation studies the drag reduction of passenger cars with pushed-in rear door and rear bumper to improve aerodynamics and thus fuel efficiency. Drag reduction was focused on modifications of the surface at the bottom rear side profile of a passenger car in order to maintain attached flow a...
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| 格式: | Thesis |
| 语言: | English |
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Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2016
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| 总结: | This dissertation studies the drag reduction of passenger cars with pushed-in rear door and rear bumper to improve aerodynamics and thus fuel efficiency. Drag reduction was focused on modifications of the surface at the bottom rear side profile of a passenger car in order to maintain attached flow across the sides of the body and a smaller wake size at the rear of the car. A simplified car model was used to represent a typical passenger car. The flow over the car model was simulated in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software Star-CCM+ to obtain the drag coefficient. Parametric studies were performed in order to determine the best drag reduction configuration. Significant reduction of drag by 4.7% was achieved with the combination of a pushed-in rear door and rear bumper. Combination of both strategies should be made carefully so that early flow separation will not occur on the side rear bumper. |
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| 实物描述: | xv, 45 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-45). |