29-01-2013, 03:18 PM
AERODYNAMICS OF F1 RACING CAR
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INTRODUCTION
Engineered with perfection, the loud and aggressive Formula One (F1) race car is the ultimate racing machine.
Its reputation has been defined by its amazing speed and handling characteristics, which are for the most part, a product of its aerodynamic features.
vehicle traveling at high speed must be able to do two things well i.e.. reduce air resistance and increase downforce.
WHAT IS AERODYNAMICS ?
Aerodynamics is the branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids.
In the term AERODYNAMIS, AERO stands for air, DYNAMICS denotes motion. Aerodynamics is an engineering science concerned with interaction between bodies and atmosphere.
Important Terms Involved Aerodynamics
Weight: Weight of a car is a measure of how heavy or light it is. Weight is a force dependent on object’s mass. The mass of the object multiplied by the magnitude of gravitational field. This weight has a significant effect on the acceleration of the object.
Lift: Lift is created by movement of the air around an object. It is the sum of all fluid dynamic forces on a body normal to the direction of external flow around the body.
Working Principle
The basic principle behind this is the Bernoulli’s Principle.
This principle can be used to calculate the lift force on the air foil, if the behavior of the fluid flow in the vicinity of foil is known.
According to this principle, the pressure on the surfaces of the wings will be lower above than below. This pressure difference results in upper lift force, thus lift force can be calculated using this principle .
Rear wing
Made up of 2 sets of aerofoil connected to each other by wing endplates.
Top aerofoil made up of a maximum of 3 elements.
Lower aerofoil made up of single element.
Endplates prevent the air from spilling over the sides of the wings.
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INTRODUCTION
Engineered with perfection, the loud and aggressive Formula One (F1) race car is the ultimate racing machine.
Its reputation has been defined by its amazing speed and handling characteristics, which are for the most part, a product of its aerodynamic features.
vehicle traveling at high speed must be able to do two things well i.e.. reduce air resistance and increase downforce.
WHAT IS AERODYNAMICS ?
Aerodynamics is the branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids.
In the term AERODYNAMIS, AERO stands for air, DYNAMICS denotes motion. Aerodynamics is an engineering science concerned with interaction between bodies and atmosphere.
Important Terms Involved Aerodynamics
Weight: Weight of a car is a measure of how heavy or light it is. Weight is a force dependent on object’s mass. The mass of the object multiplied by the magnitude of gravitational field. This weight has a significant effect on the acceleration of the object.
Lift: Lift is created by movement of the air around an object. It is the sum of all fluid dynamic forces on a body normal to the direction of external flow around the body.
Working Principle
The basic principle behind this is the Bernoulli’s Principle.
This principle can be used to calculate the lift force on the air foil, if the behavior of the fluid flow in the vicinity of foil is known.
According to this principle, the pressure on the surfaces of the wings will be lower above than below. This pressure difference results in upper lift force, thus lift force can be calculated using this principle .
Rear wing
Made up of 2 sets of aerofoil connected to each other by wing endplates.
Top aerofoil made up of a maximum of 3 elements.
Lower aerofoil made up of single element.
Endplates prevent the air from spilling over the sides of the wings.