Research Article

Drag Reduction of Passenger Car Using Add-On Devices

Table 5

Boundary condition settings.

Boundary conditions

Velocity inletMagnitude (measured normal to boundary)22 m/s (constant)
Turbulence specification methodIntensity and Viscosity Ratio
Turbulence intensity1.00%
Turbulence viscosity ratio20

Pressure outletGauge pressure magnitude0 Pa
Gauge pressure directionnormal to boundary
Turbulence specification methodIntensity and viscosity ratio
Backflow turbulence intensity10%
Backflow turbulent viscosity ratio10

Wall zones (i) Vehicle surface-no slip wall B/c
(ii) Ground face-inviscid wall B/C
(iii) Side faces-inviscid wall B/C

Fluid propertiesFluid typeAir
Density = 1.175 (kg/m3)
Kinematic viscosity = 1.7894 × 10−5 (kg/(m·s))