The feasibility of implementing an active flow control system in ground vehicles is investigated through detached-eddy simulations of the Windsor model. This is done in the open-source CFD code OpenFOAM. Forcing is done with a zero-net-mass-flux actuator, which is modeled as a sinusoidal velocity boundary condition through slots located at the rear edge of the roof. Simulations are done in three steps: 2D, semi-3D and 3D, to give an understanding of different flow phenomena, and a parameter study is performed. Results show that drag can be reduced mainly by reducing the strength of the vortex shedding process, with a gradual decrease in effectiveness from 2D to 3D. A small drag reduction is achieved in semi-3D, and a lift reduction is achieved in 3D. DES methodology is shown to work well when simulating active flow control.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-100807 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Persson, Andreas |
| Publisher | KTH, Aerodynamik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | Trita-AVE, 1651-7660 ; 2012:18 |
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