Motorsport Aerodynamics

Motorsport Aerodynamics Jamie Arner Brian Feldman 16

Importance of Aerodynamics 2 12

Aerodynamic Design Methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motorsports ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5

Front Air Dam ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10

Front Splitter Captures Some of the High Pressure Created In Front of the Air Dam, Causing Downforce 13

Side Skirts ,[object Object],[object Object],11

Canards (French for Duck) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5

Canard Vortices ,[object Object],[object Object],5

Venturi Tunnels / Rear Diffusers 5

Ground Effects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2

Underbody Pressure ,[object Object],[object Object],12

Rear Diffuser ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],13

Diffuser Vortices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2 9

Venturi Tunnels ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Underbody Vortices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Strakes 12

Vortex Generators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],13

Effect of VG’s on Flow Separation With VG Without VG VG Separation Region Separation Region 3

Effect on Bluff Bodies With VG Without VG ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3

Wing Endplates ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],12

Gurney Flaps Typically 1% to 4% of the Wing Chord Length 5

Effect of a Gurney Flap on Flow ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],15

How a Gurney Flap Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5

Current Research on Gurney Flaps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],6

Additional Aerodynamic Considerations 9 5

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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