Seminar Title : Aerodynamic Profiling

Name : Vivek Tak

Roll no: 153100062

This presentation shows the influence that different unsteady

aerodynamic components have on a vehicle's handling.
Key points:
 INTRODUCTION
 IMPORTANCE
 COMMON AERODYNAMIC FEATURES
 REDUCING AIR DRAG
 CURRENT TREND IN AERODYNAMIC PROFILING
 CONCLUSIONS
 INTRODUCTION

 Performance of a vehicle is evaluated using a steady or

quasi-steady analysis.
INTRODUCTION
 IMPORTANCE

 least resistance to air motion.

 Vehicles with an aerodynamic shape use less fuel.
 less energy is needed to move them forward.
 Better balancing.
 less vibration.
 Can attain higher speeds.
 Effect of aerodynamic shape

Teardrop trailer Standard trailer

Effect of aerodynamic shape
 Aerodynamic Efficiency

 A term used to describe the relationship between the downforce a

car generates, anddrag.
CURRENT TREND IN AERODYNAMIC PROFILING

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD):

 mathematical modeling (partial differential equations)
 numerical methods (discretization and solution
techniques)
 software tools (solvers, pre- and post processing
utilities)
Analysis of air flow via CFD
 Conclusions:
 Aerodynamic profiling is step by step methodology aiming
to find best possible design of vehicle. Optimization of
vehicle aerodynamics bodies results in
 • Considerable reduction of fuel consumption
 • Improvement of comfort characteristics and
 • More favorable driving characteristics of ground vehicles
specially fast moving vehicles.
 CFD and FEM are the tools now days to predict best
aerodynamic profile according to the requirements by
simulation.