Competition car aerodynamics : a practical handbook 3rd ed.

Author

• McBeath, Simon

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Poundbury, Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing, 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781845847760

Series

Subject(s)

• AUTOMOBILES, RACING-AERODYNAMICS

Notes

. . Index: p. 319-320

Abstract

Aerodynamics has become an increasingly significant performance enhancer over the past 50 years. Competition Car Aerodynamics 3rd Edition continues the practical, hands-on approach of its popular predecessors to cover all aspects of motorsport aerodynamics, and features yet more CFD and wind tunnel project material and case studies. Aerodynamic theory is tackled in a comprehensive yet comprehensible way by author Simon McBeath, who has been granted unprecedented access to state of the art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, as well as regular access to the MIRA full-scale wind tunnel in the UK. Photographs, graphs, CFD-generated images and wind tunnel data - much of which has appeared in the successful Aerobytes series in Racecar Engineering - are used to explain with unrivalled clarity how aerodynamic performance benefits are obtained in practice. With case studies from Formula 1, sports prototypes, Formula 3, GT and saloon cars, club single seaters and karts, this book will appeal to anyone, whether a designer, competitor, student or armchair enthusiast, wishing to gain an understanding of aerodynamics and how it can benefit the performance of all types of competition cars.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

320 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Historical background --
Out of thin air --
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) --
Airdams, splitters and spoilers --
Wings --
Underbody aerodynamics --
Miscellaneous devices --
Removing (some of) the guesswork --
A few case studies --
Final thoughts.

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