Aerodynamic changes when two Vehicles are in a Proximity to each other

MUHAMMAD NAZRI BIN DZULKIFLI, MUHAMMAD NAZRI (2008) Aerodynamic changes when two Vehicles are in a Proximity to each other. [Final Year Project] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Aerodynamic of the fluid surrounding two vehicle changes when the vehicles are
in proximity to each other, whether when overtaking, or moving back-to-back, or sideby-
side from the same or opposite direction. Usually when the cars are moving near
each other, aerodynamic changes, especially the wake that forms around the vehicle can
create force variation on the vehicle, causing sometimes road accidents. For the Final
Year Project (FYP), the aerodynamic changes will be studied on model vehicle using a
wind tunnel equipped with the necessary measuring equipment. The study is focusing on
the effects of the wake of a vehicle to another vehicle in tailing position (back-to-back),
where the experiment is done using windtunnel and scaled vehicle models. The vehicle
model used is a scaled model of a kelisa car. The results of the experiment show that
there are certain ranges of distance between the two cars, where the drag force, as a
result of the aerodynamic changes, increase and decrease. These distance ranges are
where a driver should or should not be when tailing another vehicle on the road.

Item Type: Final Year Project
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Departments / MOR / COE: Engineering > Mechanical
Depositing User: Users 5 not found.
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2012 12:24
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2017 09:45
URI: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/840

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