Accuracy of drag predictions on cars using CFD-effect of grid refinement and turbulence models

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Ramnefors, Mats ^a   Bensryd, Rikard ^a   Holmberg, Elna ^b   Perzon, Sven ^c  

^a VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^b VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; MESH GENERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

DIFFERENCE SCHEMES; DRAG PREDICTION; GRID REFINEMENT; K EPSILON MODELS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MESH RESOLUTION; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; STANDARD K EPSILONS;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 85072426765     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/960681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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