Title: Air inlets for off-road vehicles - an approach to a design methodology

Authors: M.H. Muller, L. Pretorius

Addresses: Rand Afrikaans University, Engineering Faculty, Systems Laboratory, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg, 2000, Republic of South Africa. ' Rand Afrikaans University, Engineering Faculty, Systems Laboratory, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg, 2000, Republic of South Africa

Abstract: The following paper shows that by using a combination of experimental and numerical fluid flow techniques, the design process for an air inlet of a typical off-road vehicle may be influenced to a degree. Implementing numerical fluid flow techniques as a design tool can reduce the amount of experimentation needed to qualify the final product.

Keywords: air inlets; flow visualisation; numerical simulation; off-road vehicles; vehicle design; fluid flow; design process.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1992.061746

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1992 Vol.13 No.5/6, pp.542 - 550

Published online: 27 May 2014 *

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