
Competition Car Aerodynamics 3rd Edition
Simon McBeath(Author)
Veloce (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 2015
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84584-776-0 (ISBN)
Description
The field of aerodynamics has had an increasingly significant effect on performance enhancement over the past 50 years. Competition Car Aerodynamics 3rd Edition continues the practical, hands-on approach of its popular predecessors to cover all aspects of motorsport aerodynamics and features yet more CFD and wind tunnel project material and case studies.
Aerodynamic theory is tackled in a comprehensive yet comprehensible way by author Simon McBeath, who has been granted unprecedented access to state of the art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, as well as regular access to the MIRA full-scale wind tunnel in the UK. Photographs, graphs, CFD-generated images and wind tunnel data - much of which has appeared in the successful Aerobytes series in Racecar Engineering - are used to explain with unrivalled clarity how aerodynamic performance benefits are obtained in practice. With case studies from Formula 1, sports prototypes, Formula 3, GT and saloon cars, club single seaters and karts, this book will appeal to anyone, whether a designer, competitor, student or armchair enthusiast, wishing to gain an understanding of aerodynamics and how it can benefit the performance of all types of competition cars.
Aerodynamic theory is tackled in a comprehensive yet comprehensible way by author Simon McBeath, who has been granted unprecedented access to state of the art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, as well as regular access to the MIRA full-scale wind tunnel in the UK. Photographs, graphs, CFD-generated images and wind tunnel data - much of which has appeared in the successful Aerobytes series in Racecar Engineering - are used to explain with unrivalled clarity how aerodynamic performance benefits are obtained in practice. With case studies from Formula 1, sports prototypes, Formula 3, GT and saloon cars, club single seaters and karts, this book will appeal to anyone, whether a designer, competitor, student or armchair enthusiast, wishing to gain an understanding of aerodynamics and how it can benefit the performance of all types of competition cars.
Reviews / Votes
extremely readable ... profusely illustrated ... If you need the best possible guide to vehicle dynamics applied over the whole spectrum of competition cars ... you need look no further than this book. Speed scene Wow ... [the book] has weight, the design lends it gravitas, and on flicking through the pages [...] there were lots of impressive looking diagrams ... authoritative, and well worth a read for those who want to understand the why when looking at the latest aerodynamic designs in motorsport. www.silhouet.com well worth while having on the shelf for ready reference ... full of comprehensive photographs and diagrams simplifying even the most difficult bits. Motor Cycling Club (MCC) an indispensable and comprehensive guide to the black art of aerodynamics ... essential reading for designers, competitors, trackday fiends and armchair enthusiasts, alike. tkc (Totalkitcar) In short, this is the most comprehensive, comprehensible guide to automotive aerodynamics that you're likely to find. Japanese PerfromanceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
David & Charles
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 169 mm
Weight
1154 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84584-776-0 (9781845847760)
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Person
Simon McBeath is a life-long motorsport enthusiast and has been a competitor for over 30 years. Press officer for Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb, where he is also a Hillclimb School instructor, Simon also regularly contributes as a freelance writer to Racecar Engineering and other magazines.
Aerodynamics articles have always been a speciality of Racecar Engineering, with its monthly column, 'Aerobytes,' launched in 2003, carrying out wind tunnel and CFD studies on a wide range of competition cars.
Simon also provides an aerodynamics advisory service, SM AeRo Techniques.
Aerodynamics articles have always been a speciality of Racecar Engineering, with its monthly column, 'Aerobytes,' launched in 2003, carrying out wind tunnel and CFD studies on a wide range of competition cars.
Simon also provides an aerodynamics advisory service, SM AeRo Techniques.
Content
Chapter 1 Historical background Chapter 2 Out of thin air Chapter 3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Chapter 4 Airdams, splitters and spoilers Chapter 5 Wings Chapter 6 Underbody aerodynamics Chapter 7 Miscellaneous devices Chapter 8 Removing (some of) the guesswork Chapter 9 A few case studies Chapter 10 Final thoughts Appendices Glossary of terms and abbreviations Index