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Tipo de documento: Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso
Tipo de acceso: Acesso Aberto
Título: Numerical and experimental analysis of the flow over a commercial vehicle – pickup
Autor: Pinto, Wagner José Gonçalves da Silva
Primer orientador: Almeida, Odenir de
Primer coorientador: Rosa, Samara Cunha
Primer miembro de la banca: Souza, Francisco José de
Resumen: The pickups correspond to an important category of commercial vehicle once they combine passenger and cargo transport. The presence of an open trunk is responsible for a unique flow topology within a natural great interest for manufacturer’s research and that is gradually being more discussed on academic articles. This work presents a numerical and experimental study of the flow around a generic pickup based on the leaders of the light pickup market in Brazil. The proposed pickup model is composed only by flat surfaces and sharp edges and it’s derived from a dimensional study of five principal models of the category; a second version is conceived with the application of fillets on those edges. Simulations are performed using Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes equations (RANS) on STAR-CCM+ solver with SST k-ω turbulence model; mesh is constituted of tetrahedral elements and the effect of a prismatic boundary layer is studied. On wind-tunnel, hot-wire anemometry and wall tufts visualization techniques are deployed for 1:10 scale model and serve as a reference for numerical results initial validation. Although a new geometry is tested, the results are similar to previous works. Rounding the model caused a reduction of 30% in the drag coefficient; no significant change is noted on the overall distribution of the structures on trunk and wake. Computational solution is prepared for reduced and full size pickup on typical highway velocities; for the range of tested scales (Re from 5×105 to 5×106), problem is believed to be independent of Reynolds, therefore wind-tunnel data that is not dynamic similar is still representative of real flow. This work is aimed to serve as a benchmark for future analyses so that more refined examination on CFD setup (mesh and solver) and application of other experimental routines are recommended. The investigation of drag reducing devices and the effects of other geometry variations is suggested as next steps.
Palabras clave: External aerodynamics
Pickup
CFD
Hot-wire anemometry
Wind-tunnel
Área (s) del CNPq: CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA AEROESPACIAL::AERODINAMICA
CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::FISICA::AREAS CLASSICAS DE FENOMENOLOGIA E SUAS APLICACOES::DINAMICA DOS FLUIDOS
Idioma: eng
País: Brasil
Editora: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Cita: PINTO, Wagner José Gonçalves da Silva Pinto. Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Flow Over A Commercial Vehicle – Pickup. 2016. 95 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Engenharia Aeronáutica), Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia.
URI: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/24408
Fecha de defensa: 14-mar-2016
Aparece en las colecciones:TCC - Engenharia Aeronáutica

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