Experimental and numerical aerodynamic investigation of a prototype vehicle

AKANSU S. O., AKANSU Y. E., DAĞDEVİR T., DALDABAN F., YAVAS F.

WIND AND STRUCTURES, cilt.20, sa.6, ss.811-827, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12989/was.2015.20.6.811
  • Dergi Adı: WIND AND STRUCTURES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.811-827
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: vehicle aerodynamic performance, CFD (computational fluid dynamics), design codes and standards, drag coefficient, pressure distribution, DRAG REDUCTION, FLOW
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study presents experimental and numerical aerodynamic investigation of a prototype vehicle. Aerodynamics forces examined which exerted on a prototype. This experimental study was implemented in a wind tunnel for the Reynolds number between 105-3.1x10(5). Numerical aerodynamic analysis of the vehicle is conducted for different Reynolds number by using FLUENT CFD software, with the k-epsilon realizable turbulence model. The studied model aims at verifying the aerodynamic forces between experimental and numerical results. After the Reynolds number of 2.8x10(5), the drag coefficient obtained experimentally becomes independent of Reynolds number and has a value of 0.25.