Fluid-Structure Interaction Model for Hydroplaning Simulation

The paper presents an integrated software tool for the hydroplaning simulation based on a weak coupled fluidstructure interaction model. The integrated modules are a flow solver FINE™/Hexa designed to solve the complex two-phase flow surrounding the tire numerically, based on unstructured hexahedral...

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Published in:SAE transactions 2006-01, Vol.115, p.1109-1117
Main Authors: Dinescu, Cristian, Hirsch, Charles, Leonard, Benoît, Baran, Özgür Uğraş, Platschorre, Arie-Willem, Alessio, Rosario, Belluzzo, Damiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charge flow devices
Deformation
Hydroplaning
Modeling
Pressure distribution
Rotation
Sliding
Software development tools
Speed
Tires
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Summary:The paper presents an integrated software tool for the hydroplaning simulation based on a weak coupled fluidstructure interaction model. The integrated modules are a flow solver FINE™/Hexa designed to solve the complex two-phase flow surrounding the tire numerically, based on unstructured hexahedral grids, the FEM solver MSC.Marc/MSC.Mentat which predicts the transients of the tire's structure, a coupling module for efficient and accurate transfer of the essential variables between the flow and FEM solvers and a deformation module which handles the CFD unstructured mesh to match the external surface of the tire. The accuracy of each module and the robustness of the integrated software are validated by the computational results obtained for rigid and deformable tires over a large range of speeds.
ISSN:0096-736X
2577-1531