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Aerodynamic Effects by Cooling Flows Within Engine Room of a Car Model by T Sawaguchi; Y Takakura is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Aerodynamic Effects by Cooling Flows Within Engine Room of a Car Model about?

The purpose of this research is to clarify the change of characteristics of aerodynamic drag and lift of a car by the engine loading system (engine arrangement) and the air inlet system (opening area and position) with and without a radiator in wind-tunnel experiments. A simplified car model with 1/5 scale is generated with reproduction of the engine room covered with the transparent acryl externals for visualization. In the wind-tunnel experiments, the moving-belt ground board is adopted to include ground effects with force measurements by use of load cells. The flows are visualized by the smoke method. As results, with enlargement of the opening area, the drag increased overall although depending largely on the engine loading system and the inlet opening position, the front lift increased and the rear left decreased; the effect of the radiator was to relieve the change of the drag and lift.

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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Engineering.

Author
T Sawaguchi; Y Takakura
Publisher
IOP Publishing (ISSN 1757-8981)
Published
2017
Language
EN
Field
Engineering (Physical Sciences)

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