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Article
Aerodynamic Simulation of a 2017 F1 Car with Open-Source CFD Code
Author(s)
Umberto Ravelli and Marco Savini
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2142/2018.04.001
Affiliation(s)
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, Dalmine 24044, Italy
ABSTRACT
Open-wheeled race car
aerodynamics is unquestionably challenging insofar as it involves many physical
phenomena, such as slender and blunt body aerodynamics, ground effect, vortex
management and interaction between different sophisticated aero devices. In the
current work, a 2017 F1 car aerodynamics has been investigated from a numerical
point of view by using an open-source code. The vehicle project was developed
by PERRINN (Copyright©2011—Present PERRINN),
an engineering community founded by Nicolas Perrin in 2011. The racing car
performance is quantitatively evaluated in terms of drag, downforce, efficiency
and front balance. The goals of the present CFD
(computational fluid dynamics)-based research are
the following: analyzing the capabilities of the open-source software OpenFOAM in dealing with complex meshes and external aerodynamics calculation, and
developing a reliable workflow from CAD
(computer aided design) model to the
post-processing of the results, in order to meet production demands.
KEYWORDS
External aerodynamics, open-source CFD, 2017 F1 car, drag, downforce, efficiency, front balance.
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