CFD investigation on wheel rotation modelling

T Hobeika, S Sebben - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is well understood in the automotive community that wheels are a major contributor to the
aerodynamic drag of passenger vehicles. The flow around rotating wheels is very complex …

Transonic and supersonic ground effect aerodynamics

G Doig - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
A review of recent and historical work in the field of transonic and supersonic ground effect
aerodynamics has been conducted, focussing on applied research on wings and aircraft …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of wind tunnel interference on numerical prediction of wheel aerodynamics

E Josefsson, T Hobeika, S Sebben - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
For a passenger vehicle, approximately 25% of the total aerodynamic drag originates from
the wheels, making the aerodynamics of wheels a significant factor for the overall …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulations of spoked wheel aerodynamics in cycling: Impact of computational parameters

F Malizia, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spoked wheels are commonly used in cycling races and their aerodynamic performance is a
critical factor in the overall cycling performance, as the wheels can be responsible for about …

Aerodynamics of isolated cycling wheels using wind tunnel tests and computational fluid dynamics

W Yi, C Bertin, P Zhou, J Mao, S Zhong… - Journal of Wind …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the aerodynamic characteristics of isolated bicycle wheels, including a disc
wheel and a five-spoke wheel, were investigated using an advanced test rig in a wind tunnel …

Experimental study of wheel-vehicle aerodynamic interactions

Y Wang, C Sicot, J Boree, M Grandemange - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work aims to provide a better understanding of the wheel-vehicle aerodynamic
interaction, via experimental investigations on a 2/5-th scale vehicle equipped with 2/5-th …

Aerodynamic characteristics of isolated loaded tires with different tread patterns: experiment and simulation

H Zhou, Z Jiang, G Wang, S Zhang - Chinese Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Springer
The current research of tire aerodynamics mainly focus on the isolated and simplified tread
tire. Compared with the real complex pattern tire, the tread pattern structure and deformed …

Flow structures on rolling wheels in various thicknesses and Reynolds numbers

A Javadi - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
Direct numerical simulations of rolling wheels at Reynolds numbers, Re D, based on wheel
diameter, D, in the range of Re D∈ 3.0× 10 3− 3.0× 10 5 corresponding with translation …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulations of an isolated cycling spoked wheel: impact of the ground and wheel/ground contact modeling

F Malizia, B Blocken - European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids, 2020 - Elsevier
Spoked wheels are the most frequently used wheel type in road cycling competitions and
their aerodynamic optimization is crucial for cyclist performance. The aerodynamic …

Effects of wheel rotation on long-period wake dynamics of the drivAer fastback model

M Aultman, R Auza-Gutierrez, K Disotell, L Duan - Fluids, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) simulations were performed to capture the long-period
dynamics within the wake of a realistic DrivAer fastback model with stationary and rotating …