JNTUK B.Tech Automative Aerodynamics gives you detail information of Automative Aerodynamics R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Course objectives: The objective is to introduce the learner the concepts, principles of aerodynamics and principles of wind tunnel techniques to test the scale models for optimization of shape.
UNIT-I : Scope of automotive aerodynamics – historical development trends – Fundamental of fluid mechanics – Flow phenomenon related to vehicles – External & Internal flow problem – Resistance to vehicle motion – Performance – Fuel consumption and performance – Potential of vehicle aerodynamics.
UNIT-II : Aerodynamic Drag of Cars: Cars as a bluff body – Flow field around car – drag force – types of drag force – analysis of aerodynamic drag – drag coefficient of cars – strategies for aerodynamic development – low drag profiles.
UNIT-III : Effects of aerodynamics forces and moments various body optimisation techniques for minimum drag, principal of wind tunnel techniques, tests with scale models, aerodynamic study for heavy vehicles.
UNIT-IV : Shape Optimization of Cars: Front end modification – front and rear wind shield angle – Boat tailing – Hatch back, fast back and square back -‖Dust flow patterns at the rear – Effects of gap configuration – effect of fasteners.
UNIT-V : Vehicle Handling – The origin offerees and moments on a vechile – side wind problems – method to calculate forces and moments – vehicle dynamics under side winds – the effects of forces and moments – Characteristics offerees and moments.
UNIT-VI : Dirt accumulation on the vehicle -wind noise – drag reduction in commercial vehicles. Wind Tunnels For Automotive Aerodynamic: Principle of wind tunnel technology – Limitation of simulation – Stress with scale models – fill scale wind tunnels – measurement techniques – Equipment and transducers – road testing methods – Numerical methods.
Course outcome: The students completing the course will be able to understand the concepts of aerodynamic profile, usage of wind tunnel and scaled models for optimal design of vehicle body profile.
Suggested Reading
- Hucho.W.H., Aerodynamic of Road Vehicles, Butterworths Co., Ltd., – 1997.
- A. Pope, Wind Tunnel Testing, John Wiley & Sons – 2nd Edition, New York 1974.
- Automotive Aerodynamic: Update SP-706 – SAE – 1987
- Vehicle Aerodynamics – SP-1145 – SAE – 1996. Road vehicle aerodynamic design an introduction r.h.barnark
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