A prior analysis of the effect of steady cross wind on full size cars or models must be conducted when dealing with transient cross wind gust effects on automobiles. The experimental and numerical tests presented in this paper are performed on the Willy square-back test model. This model is realistic compared with a van-type vehicle; its plane underbody surface is parallel to the ground, and separations are limited to the base for moderated yaw angles. Experiments were carried out in the semi-open test section at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, and computations were performed at the Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN). The ISIS-CFD flow solver, developed by the CFD Department of the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory of ECN, used the incompressible unsteady Reynolds-averaged NavierStokes equations. In this paper, the results of experiments obtained at a Reynolds number of 0.9 X 106 are compared with numerical data at the same Reynolds number for steady flows. In both the experiments and numerical results, the yaw angle varies from 0 deg to 30 deg. The comparison between experimental and numerical results obtained for aerodynamic forces, wall pressures, and total pressure maps shows that the unsteady ISIS-CFD solver correctly reflects the physics of steady three-dimensional separatedflows around bluff bodies. This encouraging result allows us to move to a second step dealing with the analysis ofunsteady separatedflows around the Willy model
Effect of side wind on a simplified car model: Experimental and numerical analysis
Einfluß von Seitenwind auf ein vereinfachtes Fahrzeugmodell: Experimentelle und numerische Analyse
Transactions of the ASME, Series I. Journal of Fluids Engineering ; 131 , 2 ; 021104/1-021104/12
2009
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