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Flow paths around an open-wheel race car

AutomotiveSimulation result analysis

Formula Car Aerodynamics: Downforce, Drag and Wake

A 120 km/h baseline connects exposed-wheel wakes and aerodynamic surfaces with integrated loads and iteration-window sensitivity.

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Full-vehicle velocity streamlines showing flow around the coupe and into the wake.

AutomotiveSimulation result analysis

Sports Coupe Aerodynamic Performance Analysis

At a configured 120 km/h, full-vehicle streamlines, velocity sections and load statistics connect body flow and wake deficits with drag and vertical-load variation.

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Source-generated plot of the NACA 6416 CST design space, with 500 perturbed candidate upper and lower surfaces overlaid in normalized chord coordinates.

Aerodynamic DesignEngineering evaluation · aerodynamic results under verification

CST-Based Airfoil Aerodynamic Optimization

Exploring a lower-drag airfoil under lift, thickness, and pitching-moment constraints.

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ONERA-LRM-LDG-HV landing-configuration schematic showing the wing-body, slats, flaps, nacelle–pylon installation, and empennage.

Aerodynamic DesignIndependent technical demonstration · simulation results not yet published

ONERA CRM-HL High-Lift CFD

HLPW-5 Case 2.4 analysis of aerodynamic loads, surface pressure, and near-stall separation on ONERA-LRM-LDG-HV.

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Spanwise-vorticity visualization showing the separated shear layer, near-wake vortices, and downstream vortex street around the pitching NACA 0012 airfoil.

Unsteady AerodynamicsPlanned internal demonstration case

NACA 0012 Pitching-Oscillation CFD Study

An unsteady CFD demonstration for resolving aerodynamic hysteresis, phase lag, and dynamic-stall development on a harmonically pitching airfoil.

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