AERODYNAMIC STUDY OF HONDA ECO MILEAGE CHALLENGE CAR

Abstract

This paper studies the aerodynamic characteristics of Honda Eco Mileage Challenge car. Numerical investigations were conducted with the motor tricycle model. The results of the numerical simulations were obtained using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with Realizable model by commercial software ANSYS. The Time-averaged velocity field, magnitude of the velocity, static pressure magnitude of the flow fields around model are presented in this paper. The results of this study elucidate the key aerodynamic characteristics around motor tricycle model. The results obtained from the study are presented graphically and values of drag coefficient (C_d) were calculated and validated, which helps better understanding aerodynamic characteristics around motor tricycle model.