Impact of cavity on sunroof buffeting - A two dimensional CFD study

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 491, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-144

  An, Chang Fa ^a   Alaie, Seyed Mehdi ^b   Scislowicz, Michael S ^c  

^a Belcan Corporation   (United States)

^b Optimal CAE Inc   (United States)

^c CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffeting; Cavity; CFD; Vortex

Indexed keywords

BUFFETING FREQUENCIES; CAVITIES; CFD CODES; WIND NOISE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SUN HOODS; VEHICLES; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

BUFFETING;

EID: 8344251103     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2004-3099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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