A 20° SAE Notchback model was utilised in a comparative study between RANS methods with both unstructured and structured grids and Implicit DES methods with structured grids. Experimental data acquired in the Loughborough University wind-tunnel with this Notchback geometry was utilised in this investigation to gauge the accuracy of the two methods. The pressure coefficient at 5 elevations on the base surface of the model was monitored, with the Implicit DES method yielding the lowest mean error of 2.7% against the 13% resulting from RANS.


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    Title :

    A Comparative Aerodynamic Investigation of a 20° SAE Notchback Model



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    Publication date :

    2016-07-25


    Size :

    6 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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