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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.4.345

Numerical Study on Aerodynamic Lift on Windshield Wiper of High-Speed Passenger Vehicles  

Lee, Seung-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Lee, Sung-Won (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Hur, Nahm-Keon (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Choi, Woo-Nyoung (Hyundai Motor Company)
Sul, Jin-Hwan (Hyundai Motor Company)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.35, no.4, 2011 , pp. 345-352 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, a three-dimensional CFD simulation on aerodynamic lift acting on windshield wiper blades was performed to improve the wiping performance of a vehicle moving at a high speed. To predict the reliable flow characteristics around the windshield wiper system, the computational domain included the full vehicle model with detailed geometry of wiper blades in the wind tunnel. From the numerical results, the drag and lift coefficients of wiper blade were obtained for the performance of windshield wiper. With this aerodynamic characteristics of windshield wiper, the effects of wiping angles and hood tip angle on the wiping performance of the windshield wiper were evaluated.
Keywords
Windshield Wiper; Lift Coefficient; Drag Coefficient; Wiping Angle; Computational Fluid Dynamics;
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