Vehicle Aerodynamics Tutorial - MantiumFlow, CFD Simulation Software with OpenFOAM

In this tutorial, a race car will get simulated. It contains new geometry compared to the first two tutorials. The user should have a good look. In the folder special_bc some interesting files can be found. Files in this folder can have keywords as prefix. Here inlets are used. When a *.txt file with a corresponding name is used, MantiumFlow will apply a boundary condition as defined in the text file. In this case this is used to simulate the air intake and exhaust system of the car. There is also a folder for porous media to simulate the heat exchangers. In the demo version MantiumFlow automatically applies the Darcy-Forchheimer coefficients. In the full version, the user can do so.

MVRC Race Car Tutorial Files

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1. Open the case by locating the folder to where this tutorial was extracted to.
2. As the car template is the default option nothing has to be done here.
3. This tutorial features more geometry than the first two. Please have a good look and take notice of the monitoring surfaces, the porous zones and the special boundary conditions to model air flow in and out of the engine.
4. After potentially modifying some settings, it is time to build the case.
5. After building, the case can be run. This might take some time...
6. Afterwards the case can be post-processed. The html can be found in the postProcessing folder within the case and can be opened with a normal browser

If you are interested in joining a race car design competition, head over to the MVRC Challenge.