Research Article
Drag Reduction of Passenger Car Using Add-On Devices
Table 5
Boundary condition settings.
| Boundary conditions |
| Velocity inlet | Magnitude (measured normal to boundary) | 22 m/s (constant) | Turbulence specification method | Intensity and Viscosity Ratio | Turbulence intensity | 1.00% | Turbulence viscosity ratio | 20 |
| Pressure outlet | Gauge pressure magnitude | 0 Pa | Gauge pressure direction | normal to boundary | Turbulence specification method | Intensity and viscosity ratio | Backflow turbulence intensity | 10% | Backflow turbulent viscosity ratio | 10 |
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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 properties | Fluid type | Air | Density | = 1.175 (kg/m3) | Kinematic viscosity | = 1.7894 × 10−5 (kg/(m·s)) |
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