A Rear Spoiler of a New Type that Reduces the Aerodynamic Forces on a Mini-Van 2006-01-1631
The Low Mass Vehicle (LMV) that is a minivan designed to compete with the Toyota Echo but with 30% less mass has been used for the research in the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems. To reduce the aerodynamic forces on the LMV, the present authors have developed a rear spoiler of a new type based on the principles of fluid dynamics and through numerical computations. This new spoiler has been developed in such a way that the aerodynamic drag as well as lift on vehicles having a bluff back can be reduced when the new spoiler is attached to them. Numerical simulations show that the aerodynamic drag and lift on the LMV moving at 30 m/s reduce by 5 % and more than 100 %, respectively, when the new spoiler is attached to it.
Citation: Kim, I., Chen, H., and Shulze, R., "A Rear Spoiler of a New Type that Reduces the Aerodynamic Forces on a Mini-Van," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-1631, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-1631. Download Citation
Author(s):
Inchul Kim, Hualei Chen, Roger C. Shulze
Affiliated:
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Pages: 13
Event:
SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Drag
Spoilers
Aerodynamics
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