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A computational study of tandem dual wheel aerodynamics and the effect of fenders and fairings on spray dispersion
| 题名： | A computational study of tandem dual wheel aerodynamics and the effect of fenders and fairings on spray dispersion |
| 作者： | Paschkewitz, J S; |
| 关键词： | 42 ENGINEERING; AERODYNAMICS; AUTOMOBILES; BRAKES; CONTAINMENT; DIMENSIONS; FASTENERS; MITIGATION; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SURFACE TREATMENTS; TRANSPORT; VISIBILITY; WATER; WHEELS |
| 摘要： | With the goal of understanding how to mitigate the safety hazard of splash and spray around heavy vehicles, a computational study of the aerodynamics and spray dispersion about a simplified trailer wheel assembly has been completed. A tandem dual slick (TDS) wheel model that neglects complex geometric features such as brakes, wheel bolts and wheel cutouts but with the same dimensions as an actual trailer wheel assembly was used . A detailed simulation of the wheels alone demonstrated that the flow field is both unsteady and complex, containing a number of vortical structures that interact strongly with spray. Preliminary simulations with fenders and fairings demonstrated that these devices prevent the ballistic transport of drops larger than approximately 0.1 mm, but the fine mist speculated to be responsible for visibility reduction is unaffected. This work suggests that to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to design and evaluate spray mitigation strategies the jet or sheet breakup processes can be modeled using an array of injectors of small (< 0.01 mm) water droplets; however the choice of size distribution, injection locations, directions and velocities is largely unknown and requires further study. Possible containment strategies would include using flow structures to 'focus' particles into regions away from passing cars or surface treatments to capture small drops. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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