Please note that this project is available for a single Student as it has already been preallocated to 1 student. (Preallocated student: Mitchell Bremner - mbre898@aucklanduni.ac.nz)
Aerodynamic performance is a critical aspect of competitive advantage for motorsports vehicle performance. Performance characteristics are developed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and validated against unit problems and benchmark cases. Using experimental data from sources such as wind tunnel testing and in-situ racetrack performance data. The University of Auckland’s (UoA), Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) team, competes annually in the Australasian competition, which determines the development cycle of the vehicle. This yearly development cycle, requiring continuous improvements and efficient use of resources, can benefit from more robust applied CFD practice. This project will investigate current and future applications of CFD, and propose a new framework for maximizing the benefits of CFD in the UoA FSAE vehicle development program.
The objectives of this project are as follows:
• Literature review on aerodynamic development and application of CFD for motorsport vehicle performance.
• Develop an understanding of current and past processes withing the UoA FSAE team on the use of CFD.
• Produce a framework for CFD analysis to be integrated into the vehicle design process.
• Verification and validation of CFD models proposed in the framework via a case study with the previous year’s vehicle.
Undergraduate
None
No lab has been assigned to this project