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BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY VYSOKÉ UČENÍ TECHNICKÉ V BRNĚ FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FAKULTA STROJNÍHO INŽENÝRSTVÍ INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LETECKÝ ÚSTAV FORMULA SAE AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION AERODYNAMICKÁ OPTIMALIZACE MONOPOSTU FORMULE SAE MASTER'S THESIS DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE AUTHOR Bc. Lukáš Fryšták AUTOR PRÁCE SUPERVISOR Ing. Robert Popela, Ph.D. VEDOUCÍ PRÁCE BRNO 2016 Master's Thesis Assignment Institut: Institute of Aerospace Engineering Student: Be. Lukas Frystak Degree programm Mechanical Engineering Branch: Aircraft Design Supervisor: Ing. Robert Popela, Ph.D. Academic year: 2015/16 As provided for by the Act No. 111/98 Coll. on higher education institutions and the BUT Study and Examination Regulations, the director of the Institute hereby assigns the following topic of Master's Thesis: Formula SAE aerodynamic optimization Brief description: Performance of racing car is strongly determined by its aerodynamic characteristics. Aerodynamic optimization is currently integral part of design of racing cars. TU Brno Racing team is for years developing Formula Student cup vehicle. For further development there is necessary to perform testing and aerodynamic optimization of car. Master's Thesis goals: Determine the basic aerodynamic characteristics of monopost in its current configuration. Perform analysis, and identify gaps and determine areas for improvement in aerodynamic characteristics (increase downforce, optimal distribution of downforce, reduce drag). Optimization by sophisticated method using either the experimental or computational monopost model. Bibliography: Hucho, W. H.: Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, ISBN: 978-0-7506-1267-8. Barlow, J. B., Rae, W. H., Pope, A.: Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, ISBN: 978-0-471-55774-6. Katz, J.: Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed (Engineering and Performance), ISBN-13: 978-0837601427. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology / Technicka 2896/2 / 616 69 / Brno Students are required to submit the thesis within the deadlines stated in the schedule of the academic year 2015/16. In Brno, 30. 11. 2015 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology / Technicka 2896/2 / 616 69 / Brno ABSTRACT This work focuses on wind tunnel testing of a 25% scale model of a Formula SAE race car. In the first part, Formula SAE is introduced and role of aerodynamics within this competition is described. That is followed by review of the theoretical background that is relevant to the presented experiment. In the second part, the experiment itself is described and results presented. As part of this work, a six component strain gauge force balance was designed, manufactured, and calibrated. Wind tunnel testing was done in four different configurations to determine the influence of inverted wings and floor with diffuser on aerodynamic performance of the car. KEYWORDS Formula SAE, Formula Student, Wind tunnel, aerodynamics, force balance ABSTRAKT Tato práce se zabývá měřením aerodynamických charakteristik modelu závodního vozu FormulaSAEvaerodynamickémtunelu,vměřítku1:4. Vprvníčástijepředstavenprojekt Formula SAE a popsána role aerodynamiky v rámci této soutěže. Následuje přehled teoretického pozadí, které je relevantní k provedenému experimentu. Ve druhé části práce je popsán samotný experiment a prezentovány jeho výsledky. Součástí je návrh, výroba a kalibrace šestikomponentní tenzometrické váhy pro měření aerodynamického zatížení. Testy v aerodynamickém tunelu byly provedeny ve čtyřech konfiguracích, aby bylo možné určit vliv přítlačných křídel a podlahy s difuzorem na výsledné aerodynamické charakteristiky vozu. KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA Formula SAE, Formula Student, aerodynamický tunel, aerodynamika, tenzometrická váha FRYŠTÁK, Lukáš Formula SAE aerodynamic optimization: master’s thesis. Brno: Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Aerospace Engineering, 2016. 181 p. Supervised by Ing. Robert Popela, PhD. DECLARATION I declare that I have written my master’s thesis on the theme of “Formula SAE aerody- namic optimization” independently, under the guidance of the master’s thesis supervisor and using the technical literature and other sources of information which are all quoted in the thesis and detailed in the list of literature at the end of the thesis. As the author of the master’s thesis I furthermore declare that, as regards the creation of this master’s thesis, I have not infringed any copyright. In particular, I have not unlawfully encroached on anyone’s personal and/or ownership rights and I am fully aware of the consequences in the case of breaking Regulation S11 and the following of the Copyright Act No121/2000 Sb., and of the rights related to intellectual property right and changes in some Acts (Intellectual Property Act) and formulated in later regulations, inclusive of the possible consequences resulting from the provisions of Criminal Act No40/2009 Sb., Section 2, Head VI, Part 4. Brno ............... .................................. author’s signature ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express a huge thank you to everyone that helped me with this work. Mainly, to my advisor, Ing. Robert Popela, PhD., whose help and guidance played an elemental role in the successful completion of this thesis. Největší poděkování však patří mé rodině, za neúnavnou podporu během celého studia. Brno ............... .................................. author’s signature
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