Indicative contents

• Revision of fluid mechanics; compressible and incompressible flows, flow patterns, governing equations of fluid dynamics, boundary layers and wakes.
• Introduction to computational fluid dynamics, Navier-Stokes equations, turbulence and turbulence modeling.
• Aerodynamic fundamentals; aerodynamic forces and moments and their effect on vehicle stability.
• Design features of vehicle exterior and their effect on aerodynamic performance of road vehicles.
• Experimental methods for testing aerodynamic performance of road vehicles, dimensional analysis, and wind tunnels for vehicle aerodynamics.
• Wind tunnel testing, instrumentation and assessment of model performance.
• Computational methods for evaluating aerodynamic performance of road vehicles.

Module Resources

• Essential reading
  1. Course notes
• Recommended reading
  1. John F. Doughlas, Janusz M. Gasiorek, John A. swaffield, , Fluid Mechanics, Pearson Education, 2006, ISBN:8-1775-8775-7
  2. Shaw C. T., “Using Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Prentice Hall, 1992, ISBN: 0-1392-8714-0
  3. Hucho W. H., “Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles”, 4th edition, SAE International, ISBN 0-7680-0029-7.
  4. Scibor-Rylski A.J, “Road Vehicle Aerodynamics”, John Wiley and Sons Ltd; 2nd Edition, 1984, ISBN: 0-7273-1805-5
  5. Jewel B. Barlow, William H. Rae, Alan Pope, “Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing” Wiley & Sons, USA, 3rd Edition, 1999, ISBN: 0-4715-5774-9
  6. Massey B. S, Mechanics of Fluids, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, Fourth Edition, 1989, ISBN: 0-4423-0245-2
  7. Joseph Katz, “Race Car Aerodynamics”, Robert Bentley Publishers, Cambridge, MA, 1995. ISBN: 0-8376-0142-8
  8. Stephens, H.S., “Advances in Road Vehicle Aerodynamics”, BHRA Fluid Engineering, England 1973.
  9. Barnard R. H., “Road Vehicle Aerodynamic Design” Mechaero Publishing; 2nd Edition. 2001, ISBN: 0-9540-7340-1
• Laboratory

1. Hardware: Personal Computers
2. Software: Fluent and Gambit
3. Software Manual: Manuals for the above software tools