Aerodynamic and structural design of a plastic sump guard component Fiat Auto S/A

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Coelho, Coelho, author.

Contributor:

Carneiro, Guilherme

Leal, Vinicius

Resende, Glauber

Rodrigues, Jonathan

Timponi, Nelson

Zolet, Thiago

Conference Name:

SAE Brasil 2010 Congress and Exhibit (2010-10-05 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2010

Summary:

Automotive manufacturers have intensified their efforts todecrease the vehicle drag coefficients and weight in order tooptimize fuel consumption, in all light commercial vehiclessegments. The sump guard is an important component to be evaluated;it has significant influence in drag and in the total weight ofvehicles.The present work intends to evaluate the sump guard componentreplacing steel - more commonly used in the Brazilian market - forpolymeric materials.A complete study of feasibility under the light of theaerodynamics and structural analysis is made. It also consideredthe benefits of applying polymers instead of steel.In the structural analysis, an impact and its consequences overthe integrity of the component are verified using the finiteanalysis method.As for the aerodynamics, a complete car in a wind tunnel isreplicated, using the finite volume analysis, to verify theinfluence of drag and pressure coefficients over the sumpguard

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Publisher Number:

2010-36-0302

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