Areodynamic Reading Material

[KA240SX808]

What books would you guys recommend for learning Aerodynamics? I know most of the basis but obviously that isnt enough...

[LAWL]

http://www.amazon.com/Competition-Car-Aerodynamics-Practical-Handbook/dp/1844252302/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1I7ZVOZLIL2LQ&colid=2LDNX257VA2N6

I think this section should be changed to the Aero section...

[RBbugBITme]

Maybe composites and aero....



Abbott, Ira & Von Doenhoff, Albert, Theory of Wing Sections. Dover, 1959. ISBN 0-486-60586-8.

Benzing, Enrico, Ali/Wings. Automobilia, 1991. ISBN 88-85880-38-X. (Distributed through Motorbooks Intl.)

Craig, Gale M., Stop Abusing Bernoulli! How Airplanes Really Fly. Regenerative, 1997. ISBN 0-9646806-2-9

Hoerner, Sighard, F., Fluid-Dynamic Drag. Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, 1965. (Available Wrom: ZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLS ZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNK

Hoerner, Sighard, F. & Borst, Henry, V., Fluid-Dynamic Lift. Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, 1985. (Available Wrom: MBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLM HAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZR

Katz, Joseph, New Directions in RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS, Designing For Speed. Robert Bentley, 1995. ISBN 0-8376-0142-8

Katz, Joseph & Plotkin, Allen, Low Speed Aerodynamics: From Wing Theory to Panel Methods. McGraw-Hill, 1991.
ISBN 0-07-050446-6

Hucho, Wolf-Heinrich, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles. Butterworths, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01422-9. (Distributed through SAE)

McBeath, Simon, Competition Car Downforce: A Practical Guide. Haynes, 1998. ISBN 0-85429-977-7

Pershing, Bernard, Proceedings of the second AIAA Symposium on Aerodynamics of Sports and Competition Automobiles. Western, 1975. ISBN 0-87938-028-4.

Rae, William & Pope, Alan, Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, 2nd Ed. Wiley, 1984. ISBN 0-471-87402-7.

Scibor-Rylski, A.J., Road Vehicle Aerodynamics, Pentech, 1975. ISBN 0-7273-1805-5

Sovran, Gino, Morel, Thomas & Mason, William, Jr., Aerodynamic Drag Mechanisms of Bluff Bodies and Road Vehicles. Plenum, 1978. ISBN 0-306-31119-4.

Aerodynamics: Recent Developments. SAE, 1986. ISBN 0-89883-927-0.

Aerodynamic Flow Visualization Techniques and Procedures. SAE, 1986. ISBN 0-89883-418-X.

Analysis of Vehicle Aerodynamics. SAE, 1994. ISBN 1-56091-488-2.

Automobile Aerodynamics; Wakes, Wind Effect, Vehicle Development. SAE, 1984. ISBN 0-89883-340-X.

Automotive Aerodynamics. SAE, 1978.

Automotive Wind Tunnel Design, Test Results, and Correlations. SAE, 1982. ISBN 0-89883-286-1.

Closed Test-Section Wind Tunnel Blockage Corrections for Road Vehicles. SAE, 1996. ISBN 1-56091-815-2

Research in Automotive Aerodynamics. SAE, 1988. ISBN 0-89883-674-3.

[silverbullet]

Katz, Joseph, New Directions in RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS, Designing For Speed. Robert Bentley, 1995. ISBN 0-8376-0142-8

We use this in our Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics class. Since I havn't seen any other aero book, i can't compare it to anything, but I can tell you everything is well organized and explained.

If you want, I can send you all of my power point lectures from that class as long as its not published publicly anywhere on the net. They go along with Katz's book, as well as additional stuff from our aerospace professors and data from the Langley Wind tunnel.

[Def]

I'd like to see that stuff. I always enjoy pouring over wind tunnel data.

[KA240SX808]

http://www.amazon.com/Competition-Ca...=2LDNX257VA2N6

I think this section should be changed to the Aero section...

I agree lol, Looks like a book I'll order along w/ the

Katz, Joseph, New Directions in RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS, Designing For Speed. Robert Bentley, 1995. ISBN 0-8376-0142-8

Silver suggested to go along w/ some of his PP's

I would greatly appreciate it if you could send those to me if you dont mind...

[RBbugBITme]

Ill take lecture notes too!
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[silverbullet]

Ill take lecture notes too!
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ur lucky im not in fsae at my school.

i'll put all the stuff on a zip file and upload it somewhere later tonight.

[RBbugBITme]

I'd rather see more people involved in FSAE than your lecture notes...but I look forward to seeing them. I have Aerodynamics next term but I don't know what book we'll be using yet.

[KA240SX808]

ur lucky im not in fsae at my school.

i'll put all the stuff on a zip file and upload it somewhere later tonight.

Sweet, +1 for you man

[floodo1]

I have to say that if Competition Car Suspension is any indication then Competition Car Aerodynamics will be pretty damn good

[a_ahmed]

I know this is layman stuff but then I'm not an ME and just a laymna, very general but what the hey... thought it was useful reminder for some basic things. I know oddly enough from hotrod magazine

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hdrp_0609_aero_tricks_tips/wings_ground_effects.html

[floodo1]

a2wt.com
<500/hr during which if you plan ahead you can do 6 runs.
/cool

[KA240SX808]

wow, thats pretty affordable...

[floodo1]

wow, thats pretty affordable...

yeah blew me away. I mean if you take things seriously dropping less than $1000 to make probably 8 runs (cuz you have to cover installing and removing car) (they said you could get 6 runs per hour if you are quick) doesnt seem too bad at all. Especially since you might be able to make some pretty significant improvements.

Still not cheap but hella cool that it's within the realm of affordability.