Publication: Foundations, Methodologies and Design of the Formula UC3M Car Aerodynamics
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2019-09
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2019-10-14
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Abstract
Over the last decades, aerodynamics has become a very important factor in race car
design and performance. This study aims at providing a comprehensive explanation of the
foundations on which this emergence is built, together with the development of a set methodologies
to design and analyse an aerodynamic package. Finally, all this knowledge and
procedures are applied to the design of the Formula UC3M prototype aerodynamic package.
There are three main conclusions to be drawn from this project. The first one is that two
parameters, here denoted and
, suffice to characterize the aerodynamic performance of a
race car. Secondly, analytical aerodynamic models are seen to be are applicable even to the
most complex geometries, being particularly useful to gain insight about the force generation
mechanisms. Finally, an optimization of the full CFD procedure is shown to be useful in terms
of maximizing the outcome with a given level of resources.
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Aerodynamics, CFD Methodologies, Formula Student, F1