The student will learn the fundamentals of road-vehicles aerodynamics based on bluff bodies aerodynamics. The effects of the vehicle design and shape on the aerodynamic performance and loads will be discussed. The importance of the aerodynamic analysis for the vehicle dynamics and for the vehicle handling will be stressed.
Lectures
Main topcis:
Wolf-Heinrich Hucho: “Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles", SAE Int. Publisher, 1998;
Ricevimento: by appointment
MASSIMO CAPOBIANCO (President)
CARLO CRAVERO (President)
ANDREA CATTANEI
SILVIA MARELLI
GIORGIO ZAMBONI
Following official calender from Scuola Politecnica
ROAD VEHICLES AERODYNAMICS
Oral exam
Questions on the teaching program and discussion of practical applications