• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.559-562
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 EDISON_CFD를 활용하여 승용차 모델을 단순화한 Ahmed Body의 후미 경사각 Slant angle $0^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$의 항력계수변화를 확인하였다. 결과 분석을 통해 Ahmed Body 후면의 후류와 항력계수의 변화 경향성이 같다는 것을 확인하였다. 항력계수는 자동차의 연비 및 최고속도 등 동력성능에 큰 영향을 미치므로 최저 항력계수를 찾아보았다. 각각의 경우에 EDISON_simulation 결과 값을 비교해보면 $15^{\circ}{\sim}30^{\circ}$ 사이에서 최저 항력계수를 갖는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 정확한 값을 찾기 위해 Polynomial Curve Fitting을 사용하여 Slant angle 이 $22.91^{\circ}$일 때 최저항력계수 0.1375를 갖는 것을 확인하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.873-881
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• 1997

A numerical simulation has been carried out for three-dimensional turbulent flows around an Ahmed body. The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equation is solved with the SIMPLE method in general curvilinear coordinates system. Several k-.epsilon. turbulence models with two convective difference schemes are evaluated for the performance such as drag coefficient, velocity and pressure fields. The drag coefficient, the velocity and pressure fields are found to be changed considerably with the adopted k-.epsilon. turbulence models as well as the finite difference schemes. The results of simulation prove that the RNG k-.epsilon. model with the QUICK scheme predicts fairly well the tendency of velocity and pressure fields and gives more reliable drag coefficient. It is also demonstrated that the large difference between simulations and experiment in the drag coefficient is due to relatively high predicted values of pressure drag from vertical rear end base.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.3589-3597
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• 1996

The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the equations of the k-.epsilon. turbulence model are solved numerically in a general curvilinear system for a three-dimensional turbulent flow around an Ahmed body. The simulation is especially aimed at the evaluation of three finite differencing schemes for the convection term, which include the upwind differencing scheme(UDS), the second order upwind differencing scheme(SOU scheme) and the QUICK scheme. The drag coefficient, the velocity and pressure fields are found to be changed considerably with the adopted finite differencing schemes. It is clearly demonstrated that the large difference between computation and experiment in the drag coefficient is due to relatively high predicted values of pressure drag from both front part and vertical rear end base. The results also show that the simulation with the QUICK or SOU scheme predicts fairly well the flow field and gives more accurate drag coefficient than other finite differencing scheme.