Modifying the Aerodynamics of Your Road Car

Modifying the Aerodynamics of Your Road Car

Barnard, Richard H.; Edgar, Julian

David & Charles

10/2018

224

Mole

Inglês

9781787112834

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1 - Theory
* Wake drag
* Viscous drag
* Body pressures causing drag and lift
* Interference drag
* Attached and separated flows
* Reynolds numbers
* Trailing vortices
* Undercar flows
* Drag and lift coefficients
* Yaw
* Dynamic and static pressures

Chapter 2 - Aerodynamic vehicles
* Rumpler Tropfenwagen
* Opel RAK II winged rocket car
* Tatra T87
* Porsche Type 64
* Volkswagen Transporter
* NSU Ro80
* Dodge Charger Daytona & Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
* Holden Special Vehicles Group A Commodore
* Opel Calibra
* General Motors EV1
* General Motors Chevrolet Volt
* Volkswagen XL-1

Chapter 3 - Flow visualisation
* On-road flow testing
* Visualisation techniques
* Wool-tufting
* Smoke streams
* Eroding clay
* Dust

Chapter 4 - Pressure measurement
* Pressure measurement aims
* Measuring instruments
* Magnehelic gauges
* Pressure probes
* Measuring pressures with a Magnehelic gauge
* Step-by-step pressure measurement
* Using pressure measurement data
* Using pitot tubes to measure airspeed

Chapter 5 - Measuring drag and lift
* Measuring drag
* Required power testing
* Coast-down testing
* Fuel economy testing
* Measuring lift and downforce on the road

Chapter 6 - Reducing drag
* Reducing frontal area
* Reducing rear vison mirror drag
* Reducing cooling drag
* Ride height and rake
* Reducing the area of the wake
* Reducing the strength of the wake
* Achieving clean separation
* Reducing separation bubbles
* Undertrays
* Wheels, tyres and wheel arches
* Reducing drag - development of a new car

Chapter 7 - Reducing lift and improving stability
* Causes of lift
* Stability
* Determining the centre of pressure and centre of gravity
* Lateral forces
* Undertrays and diffusers
* Spoilers
* Wings
* Reducing trailing vortices
* Active aerodynamics

Chapter 8 - Improving flow through heat exchangers
* Pressure differentials
* Improving underbonnet intercooler airflow
* Testing a diesel intercooler
* Designing and installing an alternator cooling duct
* Turning vanes
* Bonnet (hood) vents and ducts

Chapter 9 - Engine intakes
* Benefits
* Measuring pressures
* Measuring engine intakes
* Building a new engine intake

Chapter 10 - Reducing aerodynamic noise
* Causes of aerodynamic noise
* Testing and measurement
* Decreasing noise production
* Decreasing noise transmission
* Modifications to reduce noise
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