Aerodynamic optimization was performed on Tesseract, the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team's 2003-2005 solar car using Wind Tunnel 8 at Jacobs/Sverdrup Drivability Test Facility in Allen Park, MI. These tests include angle of attack and ride height optimization, as well as vehicle-level details such as wheel fairing length, surface finish, sealing, and rear-view mirrors. These tests achieved a net reduction in drag, an increase in stability due to lift force reduction, and valuable knowledge of boundary layer conditions which will be used in future designs.


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    Title :

    Aerodynamic optimization of a solar powered race vehicle


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    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    20 pages


    Remarks:

    Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 2006.
    Includes bibliographical references (leaf 19).


    Type of media :

    Theses


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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