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The Appropriate Use of CFD in the Automotive Design Process
Technical Paper
2009-01-1162
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations have the potential to provide highly-resolved representations of the complete flow field around a vehicle. However, this comes at a cost: even with substantial computing resources it is not practical to match the throughput of conventional wind-tunnels.
One way of redressing this is to extract the maximum value from each simulation. This paper explores a structured approach to this task, illustrating it with examples from Jaguar Land Rover programmes. It shows, through the example of the Jaguar XF programme that a combination of simulation and relatively simple full-scale wind-tunnel testing, can deliver competitive aerodynamic performance.
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Gaylard, A., "The Appropriate Use of CFD in the Automotive Design Process," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-1162, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-1162.Also In
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