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R-177
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles
From Fluid Mechanics to Vehicle Engineering
Wolf-Heinrich Hucho, February 1998,
15 Sections, 938 Pages, 4th Edition, Hardbound
$120.00
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles thoroughly covers the fundamental principles that influence vehicle design, performance, handling, safety and comfort. The book reviews the abundance of experimental results and generalizes them to rules whenever possible.
This comprehensive book deals with the aerodynamics of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, sports and race cars, and motorcycles in detail. Related fields that are influenced by aerodynamics are also covered, including the effects of aerodynamics on fuel economy, directional stability, engine cooling, and passenger comfort.
An excellent introduction to the topic for the novice or student and a useful refresher and reference for the expert, the book focuses on: The fundamentals of fluid dynamics as related to vehicle aerodynamics; Design strategies; and Development techniques, as related to different types of wind tunnels, on-road tests and numerical methods.
Chapters cover:
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Introduction to Automobile Aerodynamics
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Some Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
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Performance of Cars and Light Trucks
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Aerodynamic Drag of Passenger Cars
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Directional Stability
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Function, Safety, and Comfort
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Wind Noise
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High-Performance Vehicles
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Commercial Vehicles; Motorcycles
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Engine Cooling
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Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning of Passenger Cars
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Wind Tunnels
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Measurement and Test Techniques
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles is an indispensable book for vehicle engineers, designers, researchers, and those working in academia or government regulatory agencies. It is also an excellent introduction for students, and an insightful look for the enthusiast, at why vehicles behave as they do.
About the Editor Wolf-Heinrich Hucho headed vehicle aerodynamics at Volkswagen for a decade. By systematically applying the fundamentals of fluid dynamics to vehicles, he demonstrated that very often only minor modifications to a shape are needed to significantly improve the flow around it. With the introduction of two new strategies, "detail optimization" and "shape optimization," he helped to surmount the controversy between design and aerodynamics and this smoothed the way for a breakthrough of aerodynamics in vehicle technology.
