Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car

In this study, the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car is investigated. This additional aerodynamic drag can considerably affect the performance of a car in terms of instability, noise and fuel consumption. Using a 3D car model, the effect of window opening on the drag char...

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Main Authors:	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar, Syed Muhammad, Kashif, Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim, Omar, Ashraf Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014
Subjects:	TL1 Motor vehicles
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/1/Paper_30180_-_Camera_ready_IREP.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/4/33136.pdf

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spelling	iium-331362015-12-09T09:42:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/ Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed Muhammad, Kashif Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim Omar, Ashraf Ali TL1 Motor vehicles In this study, the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car is investigated. This additional aerodynamic drag can considerably affect the performance of a car in terms of instability, noise and fuel consumption. Using a 3D car model, the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics was numerically studied using STAR-CCM+ commercial CFD software. It was observed that the aerodynamic drag is highly influenced by the different window openings. For validation, a scaled down car model was tested in the IIUM Low Speed Wind Tunnel. The results obtained from both simulation and experimental data showed that the car with all windows open produced higher drag than a car with all windows closed. The experimental data from the wind tunnel test results was found to be in good agreement to the simulation counter part for the determination of drag coefficient for both window positions. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/1/Paper_30180_-_Camera_ready_IREP.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/4/33136.pdf Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar and Syed Muhammad, Kashif and Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim and Omar, Ashraf Ali (2014) Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car. International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, 9 (3-4). pp. 311-320. ISSN 1745-6444 (O), 1745-6436 (P) http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijvsmt
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spellingShingle	TL1 Motor vehicles Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed Muhammad, Kashif Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim Omar, Ashraf Ali Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
description	In this study, the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car is investigated. This additional aerodynamic drag can considerably affect the performance of a car in terms of instability, noise and fuel consumption. Using a 3D car model, the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics was numerically studied using STAR-CCM+ commercial CFD software. It was observed that the aerodynamic drag is highly influenced by the different window openings. For validation, a scaled down car model was tested in the IIUM Low Speed Wind Tunnel. The results obtained from both simulation and experimental data showed that the car with all windows open produced higher drag than a car with all windows closed. The experimental data from the wind tunnel test results was found to be in good agreement to the simulation counter part for the determination of drag coefficient for both window positions.
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author	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed Muhammad, Kashif Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim Omar, Ashraf Ali
author_facet	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed Muhammad, Kashif Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim Omar, Ashraf Ali
author_sort	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar
title	Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
title_short	Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
title_full	Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
title_fullStr	Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
title_full_unstemmed	Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
title_sort	study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car
publisher	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/1/Paper_30180_-_Camera_ready_IREP.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33136/4/33136.pdf
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Study on the effect of window opening on the drag characteristics of a car

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