Experimental and numerical investigation of separated-reattached flows behind uniform and notched spoilers

Authors

  • Paloma Mejia Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University, 140 S. Intramural Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47906, United States
  • Jong Beom Park Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University, 140 S. Intramural Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47906, United States
  • Luc Mongeau Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University, 140 S. Intramural Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47906, United States

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Computer simulation, Computer software, Flow fields, Automobile sunroof spoilers, Separated-reattached flows, Spoiler geometry

Abstract

Separated-reattaches flows behind uniform and notched spoilers are experimentally and numerically investigated. Aerodynamically excited noise from the open sunroof of a vehicle is of particular interest due to the high pressure oscillations that may be generated inside the cabin for certain vehicle speeds. Notched spoilers have frequently been observed to be more effective than uniform spoiler for buffeting suppression. The experimental cases under investigation consisted of uniform and notched automobile sunroof spoilers mounted into the test section of a low-speed, quiet wind tunnel. The commercial software PowerFLOW™ was used and a number of pre- and post-processing operations were followed in order to prepare and verify the spoiler geometry. The simulation results were verified based on comparisons between the simulation results and measured flow field statistics from hot-wire anemometry.

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Published

2007-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Mejia P, Park JB, Mongeau L. Experimental and numerical investigation of separated-reattached flows behind uniform and notched spoilers. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];35(3):36-7. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1891

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2007)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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