Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Southampton
Article title
Aerodynamics of a heaving airfoil in ground effect
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
AIAA Journal
Article number
-
Volume number
49
Issue number
6
First page of article
1168
ISSN of journal
0001-1452
Year of publication
2011
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
Significance of output:
Front wings are one of the main aerodynamic devices on a race car, contributing to a third of the total downforce. In real engineering applications, a car experiences chassis movement at a fixed frequency. This study was the first time that a heaving wing was studied and important flow regions classified with significant implication for race car aerodynamics. This work and other related publications on wing in ground effect established, for the first time, a force regime classification that is used by F1 industry (contact head of aerodynamics Sauber F1: Willem.Toet@Sauber-motorsport.com).
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
