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Time Averaged and Unsteady Near-Wake Analysis of Cars
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2001-01-1040
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2001 World Congress
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From an experimental investigation of a notchback car near-wake, a new topological structure for the wake is proposed. Although experiments were only conducted on notchback vehicles, the topology can be related to other car shapes. The unsteady behavior of the near-wake was investigated. The near-wake frequencies, which can affect ride and steering comfort, were found to be 0.11U∞/xR and 0.42U∞/xR (xR - reattachment length). The lower frequency appears to be a result of large scale vortex shedding (‘hairpin’ vortex) behind the backlight/rear-window. The higher frequency can be attributed to the shear-layer vortices.
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Gilhome, B., Saunders, J., and Sheridan, J., "Time Averaged and Unsteady Near-Wake Analysis of Cars," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-1040, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-1040.Also In
SAE 2001 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems
Number: V110-6; Published: 2002-09-15
Number: V110-6; Published: 2002-09-15
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