NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET
The paper discusses a numerical investigation, using a CFD tool, ANSYS FLUENT, of drag acting on a motorcycle helmet. The simulations were performed on a model of a helmet downloaded from a free CAD model library. A solid model enabled us to generate a mesh, to define boundary conditions and to spec...
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| author | Zbigniew CZYŻ Paweł KARPIŃSKI Tacetdin SEVDIM |
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| description | The paper discusses a numerical investigation, using a CFD tool, ANSYS FLUENT, of drag acting on a motorcycle helmet. The simulations were performed on a model of a helmet downloaded from a free CAD model library. A solid model enabled us to generate a mesh, to define boundary conditions and to specify a model of turbulence. Accordingly, the values of forces acting on individual sections of the helmet were obtained and the coefficients of aerodynamic drag were calculated. The test results can be used to optimize the shape of the existing motorcycle helmet construction and to study the impact of generated drag forces on reaction forces affecting a motorcyclist’s body. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d623c23764014781898b9e2fba46677f2022-12-21T18:27:36ZengPolish Association for Knowledge PromotionApplied Computer Science1895-37352353-69772018-03-01141162610.23743/acs-2018-02NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMETZbigniew CZYŻ0Paweł KARPIŃSKI1Tacetdin SEVDIM 2Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, PolandDepartment of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, PolandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Altinbas University, Mahmutbey Mah, TurkeyThe paper discusses a numerical investigation, using a CFD tool, ANSYS FLUENT, of drag acting on a motorcycle helmet. The simulations were performed on a model of a helmet downloaded from a free CAD model library. A solid model enabled us to generate a mesh, to define boundary conditions and to specify a model of turbulence. Accordingly, the values of forces acting on individual sections of the helmet were obtained and the coefficients of aerodynamic drag were calculated. The test results can be used to optimize the shape of the existing motorcycle helmet construction and to study the impact of generated drag forces on reaction forces affecting a motorcyclist’s body.http://acs.pollub.pl/pdf/v14n1/2.pdfnumerical analysisCFDdrag coefficientmotorcycle helmet |
| spellingShingle | Zbigniew CZYŻ Paweł KARPIŃSKI Tacetdin SEVDIM NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET Applied Computer Science numerical analysis CFD drag coefficient motorcycle helmet |
| title | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET |
| title_full | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET |
| title_fullStr | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET |
| title_full_unstemmed | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET |
| title_short | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET |
| title_sort | numerical analysis of the drag coefficient of a motorcycle helmet |
| topic | numerical analysis CFD drag coefficient motorcycle helmet |
| url | http://acs.pollub.pl/pdf/v14n1/2.pdf |
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