A parametric study of automotive rear end geometries on rear soiling

A Kabanovs, G Hodgson, A Garmory… - … International Journal of …, 2017 - sae.org
The motivation for this paper is to consider the effect of rear end geometry on rear soiling
using a representative generic SUV body. In particular the effect of varying the top slant …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation into the dynamics of wheel spray released from a rotating tyre of a simplified vehicle model

A Kabanovs, A Garmory, M Passmore… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of vehicle soiling is an important step towards being able to understand
and reduce this problem. Previous work has shown that eddy resolving CFD methods are …

Numerical investigation of features affecting rear and side body soiling

J Jilesen, A Gaylard, J Escobar - SAE International Journal of Passenger …, 2017 - sae.org
Vehicle rear and side body soiling has been a concern since the earliest cars. Traditionally,
soiling has been seen to be less importance than vehicle aerodynamics and acoustics …

Simulation of rear and body side vehicle soiling by road sprays using transient particle tracking

J Jilesen, AP Gaylard, B Duncan, A Konstantinov… - … International Journal of …, 2013 - sae.org
Numerical simulations have proven to be effective tools for the aerodynamic design of
vehicles, helping to reduce drag, improve cooling flows, and balance aerodynamic lift …

An investigation of road vehicle rear surface contamination and its simulation

A Kabanovs - 2018 - repository.lboro.ac.uk
Vehicle surface contamination is an important design consideration as it affects aesthetic
appearance, driver s vision and the performance of the onboard camera and sensor …

Simulation of rear glass and body side vehicle soiling by road sprays

AP Gaylard, B Duncan - SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars …, 2011 - sae.org
Numerical simulation of aerodynamics for vehicle development is used to meet a wide range
of performance targets, including aerodynamic drag for fuel efficiency, cooling flow rates …

Optimization of the Underbody Layout of a Small Van for Better Aerodynamics Using Digital Simulation

W Yang, X Zhou, J Peng, B Li, L Wu, H Friz - 2014 - sae.org
The Wuling Rongguang is a small van which uses a mid-engine layout where the engine is
located underneath the floor panel in-between front and rear wheels. A particular challenge …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical Simulation with Particle Transport to compute self-and third party Soiling of Motor Vehicles

A Dietz, T Indinger - 5th OpenFOAM Workshop, Gothenburg …, 2010 - tfd.chalmers.se
One of the most challenging issues in today's automotive industry is the self-and third party
soiling of motor vehicles. At present, it is common practice to investigate particle deposition …

Modelling the Effect of Spray Breakup, Coalescence, and Evaporation on Vehicle Surface Contamination Dynamics

A Kabanovs, A Garmory, M Passmore… - SAE International Journal …, 2018 - sae.org
Vehicle surface contamination is an important design consideration as it affects drivers'
vision and the performance of onboard camera and sensor systems. Previous work has …

[HTML][HTML] Computational simulations of unsteady flow field and spray impingement on a simplified automotive geometry

A Kabanovs, A Garmory, M Passmore… - Journal of Wind …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurately predicting vehicle soiling is important for maintaining a clear view for the driver
and on board camera and sensor systems. In this work we study the soiling process on a …