Automotive and Building Aerodynamics (Abaero)

 

CFD-Simulation einer Rauchfahnenausbreitung

 

Contents

The first lecture on April 19 will be per Zoom at 16:15 h: https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/68336837353?pwd=UTJtSW5VZWF5N2JWelU2Z1NpdzdDZz09

The course deals with flows around blunt bodies, which either move along the ground (e.g. automobiles, trucks, trains) or lie stationary in the path of a flow (e.g. buildings).

• Introduction to the aerodynamics of blunt bodies.
• Fundamental mechanisms for lift and drag of automobiles.
• Methods of reducing drag by means of lift production.
• Aspects to the design of automobiles taking into account the flow around and through the body.
• Overview of numeric and experimental methods of investigation.
• Performance of wind tunnel investigations on vehicle models
• Introduction of the aerodynamics of high-speed trains
• Introduction to the fluid mechanics of buildings in a flow

Requirements

• Fundamentals of fluid dynamics
• Basic understanding of English

Course Format

• Integrated course, 2 STE (4 SWS, 6 ECTS)
• Group work, for presentations and lab reports
• Language: English
• Exam: Oral exam with Prof. Paschereit

Lecturers

Dr.-Ing. C. N. Nayeri
Prof. Lennart Löfdahl, Chalmers University of Technology