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13-14th October 2010 - RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre
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Conference Programme

 

The conference programme ( .pdf file )

(subject to possible change).

 

Day 1

08:45 Registration  
09:15 Welcome George Gillespie MIRA Ltd
09:25 Keynote Richard Parry Jones  

10:00

Session 1 - Low Carbon

 
  The Audi A1 Aerodynamics and Aero Acoustics Dr. Michael Schrefl Audi AG
  The Aerodynamic Development of the Tata Vista EV X Prize Competition Car Jeff Howell Tata Motors
  The Aerodynamics Development of the Range Rover LRX Adrian Gaylard Jaguar Land Rover

10:30 Break

11:50

Session 2a - Aero-Acoustics

Correlation of CFD Simulation for Front Side Glass Wall Pressure Fluctuations at Yaw Claire Freeman Jaguar Land Rover
Aerodynamic Noise Source Identification in Wind Tunnels Using Acoustical Array Techniques Bernard Ginn Bruel & Kjaer Denmark
Simulation of Wind Noise Panel Contributions by Experiment and CFD+SEA Robert Powell Exa Corporation

11:50

Session 2b - Optimisation I

Optimisation of Flow Blowing Devices to Improve Rear Diffuser Performances Prof. Giovanni Lombardi University of Pisa
Application of Multi Objective Optimisation to the Aerodynamic Development of Passenger Cars at FIAT Enrico Ribaldone Centro Ricerche FIAT
Validation of Open Source CFD Methods used for Race Cars Dr Ries Bouwman Icon

13:20 Lunch

14:20

Session 3a - External Aerodynamics

An Aerodynamics Benchmarking Study for a Range of Niche Vehicles using MIRA Wind Tunnel Facility Mike Dickison Coventry University / MIRA Ltd
On the Simulation of Overtaking Manoeuvres in a Full Scale Automotive Wind Tunnel Eric Van Grevenynghe GIE S2A

14:20

Session 3b - Thermal Management

Vehicle Gearbox Convection Simulation Ales Alajbegovic Exa Corporation
A Coupled Approach to Brake Duty Cycle Simulation Scott C Meyland Exa Corporation

15:20 Break

15:40

Session 4a - Unsteady Aerodynamics

Unsteady Aerodynamic Phenomena Under Time Dependant Flow Conditions for Different Vehicle Shapes Pascal Theissen BMW
Experimental Investigation of the Unsteady Wake of an Ahmed Body Thorsten Moller TU Braunschweig
MIRA s New Flow Visualisation Techniques Angus Lock MIRA Ltd

15:40

Session 4b - Optimisation II

Efficient and Robust Method of Drag Optimization During Car Body Development Process Krzysztof Przysowa Warsaw University
Vehicle Aerodynamic Shape Exploration and Optimization Using Mesh Morphing and CFD Ashok Khondge ANSYS
An Advanced RBF Morph Application Coupled CFD CSM Aeroelastic Analysis of a Full Aircraft Model and Comparison to Experimental Data Marco Evangelos Biancolini University of Rome

17:10 Close  
17:30 Tour  
18:30 Drinks Reception  
19:00 Dinner  

Day 2

08:45

Session 5a – Soiling

Investigation of Brakingesponse Under Wet Condition Iwo Spruss FKFS Germany
The Simulation of Brake Dust Deposition Adrian Gaylard Jaguar Land Rover
Equivalent Rain Intensities Due to Splash and Spray in the Back of a Vehicle Running on Wet Road Jean Paul Bouchet CSTB Nantes France

08:45

Session 5b – Crosswind Stability

Numerical Study of Design Alterations Affecting the Crosswind Characteristics of a Generic Road Vehicle Model Tristan Favre Royal Institute of Technology
Experimental Study of On Road Aerodynamics During Crosswind Gusts Johannes Wojciak Technische Universitat Munchen
An Experimental Investigation into the Transient Aerodynamics of a Small Production Car Martin Passmore Loughborough University

10:15 Break

10:40

Session 6a – Open Source CFD

 
Aerodynamic Study of a Dallara F3 Car Using an Open Souce CFD Methodology Rob Lewis TotalSim
Unsteady Aerodynamic Simulator for Road Vehicles based on Large Eddy Simulation Dr. Makoto Tsubokura Hokkaido University
OpenFOAM Development at MIRA Angus Lock MIRA Ltd

10:40

Session 6b – Wind Tunnels

 
The Characteristics of the Honda Full Scale Aero acoustic Wind Tunnel Equipped with a Rolling Road System Kensuke Koremoto Honda R & D Japan
First Run of Automotive Wind Tunnel of Jilin University in China Zhang Yingchao Jilin University
Tire Contact Patch Force Measurement at theWindshear Rolling Road Wind Tunnel Joel Walter Jacobs Technology Inc

12:10 Lunch

13:10

Session 7a – Commercial Vehicles

 
Improving Fuel Economy by Means of Aerodynamic Add Ons for Trailers Gandert Van Raemdonck TU Delft
Flow Field Investigation of the Wheel Housing Opening Shape on a Heavy Truck using CFD David Soderblom Chalmers University

13:10

Session 7b – Train Aerodynamics

 
Aerodynamic Loadings on Trains in Tunnels Irfan Ali Siemens AG
A Review of the Modelling of the Forces and Moments Acting on Trains in Crosswinds Using CFD Don Wu Mott MacDonald Ltd

14:10 Break

14:35

Session 8 - External Aerodynamics

 
Simulation of Unsteady Aerodynamics Using a Mesh less Particle Approach Peter Drage Qpunkt GmbH
Effects of Wheel Orientation on Predicted Flow Field and Forces When Modelling Rotating Wheels Using CFD Christoffer Landström Chalmers University
Aerodynamics of Modern Sport Utility Vehicles Thomas Schuetz Audi AG

16:05 Close  

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