The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2020, 2(11); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2020.021116.
Kaicong Chen1, Sen Liu2
1 Department of Applied Physics, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
2 Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 43900 Sepang, Malaysia
The most critical elements of the aerodynamic performance of a race car are the total downforce added on the wheels at high speed and the lift/drag ratio. This paper aims to analyze the aerodynamics of different shapes of a race car rear wing and give considerable optimization. Ansys-Fluent software will be used in this research, by adjusting the maximum cambers, maximum curvature positions and the angles of attack of a single rear wing, to find the best single-wing design, which gives the highest negative lift force and also lift/drag ratio. Then, the research will move forward to the effects of different wing slot sizes and aileron’s angles of attack on the aerodynamics of multi-wing combinations.
Rear wing, Aerodynamic performance, CFD, Multi-wing combination
Kaicong Chen,Sen Liu. Analysis and Optimization of Aerodynamic Performance of Race Car Rear Wing Based on CFD. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 11: 104-116. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2020.021116.
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