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Automobile aerodynamics (자동차의 공기역학)

  • 강신영;정석호;김성훈
    • Journal of the korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.46-54
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    • 1987
  • 자동차의 외형을 설계하는 과정에서 미적인 관점을 떠나 역학적으로 고려할 때에는 공기역학이 매우 중요하게 된다. 이 분야에서 연구하는 전문가에게는 잘 알려진 내용이 될지는 모르겠으나 자동차의 설계 및 개발에 종사하는 일반연구자에게는 공기역학에 관한 문헌 및 전문서적 또한 주 위에서 쉽게 얻을 수는 있으나 부담없이 인식되기에는 그리 쉬운 일은 아니다. 이와 관련하여 Car Stying Volume 50+1/2의 별책으로 간행된 특집호에 여러 가지 흥미있는 내용이 기술 설명 되어 있다. 이는 1985년 발행되었으며 일본자동차연구소에 재직중인 무능진리씨가 해설하였다. 이후 본 내용은 여기서 발췌함을 밝혀둔다. 자동차에 관한 공기역확은 주로 다음과 같은 성능 향상을 위하여 필요하다. (1) 주행연료비 절약 (2) 최고속도의 향상 (3) 고속주행시 조종안정성의 향상 (4) 횡풍에서 주행안전성 향상 (5) 엔진이나 제동장치 등의 냉각성능 향상 (6) 바람에 의한 소음의 감소 (7) 환기성능의 향상 (8) 제상성능의 향상 (9) 공기 조화성능의 향상 (10) 먼지 또는 오물의 부착방지 및 억제 (11) 창문 와이퍼의 작동 등이다.

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The Study on Weight Reduction of Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon (Shell Eco-marathon을 위한 자작 자동차 경량화 연구)

  • Cho, Byung-kwan;Jeon, Seong-min;Lee, Dae-kwon;Lee, Sun-ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.575-580
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    • 2016
  • This paper sought to find a way to improve the fuel consumption rate of a vehicle for the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014, with a special focus on the correlation between vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics and chassis weight reduction. In 'KUTY-Eco 1' designed for SEM Asia 2014, a chassis made with an aluminum alloy tube, semi-monocoque structure and a pivot steering system were adopted to reduce weight and to secure better performance. The goals were achieved using computer-aided engineering(CAE) and parameter study. Finally, 'KUTY-Eco 1' was created, the lightest car in the competition's prototype petrol(gasoline) type category. 'KUTY-Eco 1' secured the official record of 142.7 km/liter during the competition.

Track Measurements of Strong Wind under High-speed Train to Investigate Ballast-flying Mechanism (자갈비산 메커니즘 연구를 위한 고속철도차량 하부유동 계측)

  • Kwon H.B.;Park C.S.;Nam S.W.;Ko T.H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.369-373
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    • 2005
  • To investigate the mechanism of ballast-flying phenomena by strong wind induced by high-speed trains, wind velocity in the vicinity of the track has been measured using 16-channel Kiel-probe array and detailed flow structure near the surface of the track has been analyzed. The position at which the underflow fully develop has been examined in order to assess the driving force of the turbulent flow under train and the results yields that the turbulent flow owing to the cavity of the inter-car as well as the friction force at the underbody of the train is the main reason of the strong wind under high-speed train. The preceding wind tunnel test results has been introduced to assess the probability of ballast-flying during the passage of the high-speed train by comparing the results from field-measuring. The results shows that when the G7 train as well as the KTX train runs at 300km/h, about 25m/s wind gust is induced just above the tie and the probability for small ballast under 50g to fly is about 50% when it is on the tie. If the G7 train runs at 350km/h, the wind gust just above the tie increases to 30m/s, therefore more radical countermeasure seems to be needed.

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