Optimization of a Vehicle Shape by CFD Code
- Autori: D'ANCA C; MANCUSO A; VIRZI' MARIOTTI G
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2005
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista
- Parole Chiave: aerodynamic resistance; CFD simulations; shape optimisation
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/30785
Abstract
In this paper fluid dynamics simulations have been executed using a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) commercial code, on a Maserati Biturbo mod. 222 - 1988. At first some surfaces are optimised, choosing the more important ones for the reduction of the resistance, by a manual variation of their geometry, hence a large surface is optimised in an automatic way, by means of an own software, developed in the MatLab environment, returning the optimised surface according to a specific objective function (the resistance in this paper).