TY - JOUR AU - Abid, Muhammad AU - Wajid, Hafiz Abdul AU - Iqbal, Muhammad Zohair AU - Najam, Shayan AU - Arshad, Ali AU - Ahmad, Ammad PY - 2017/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF AN AERODYNAMIC DOWNFORCE PACKAGE FOR A FORMULA STUDENT RACE CAR JF - IIUM Engineering Journal JA - IIUMEJ VL - 18 IS - 2 SE - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DO - 10.31436/iiumej.v18i2.679 UR - https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/679 SP - 212-224 AB - <p class="Abstract"><span>This paper presents design of aerodynamic downforce generating devices (front wing, rear wing and diffuser) to enhance the performance of the Formula Student Race Car using numerical and experimental studies. Numerical results using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies were primarily validated with the experimental results performed in the wind tunnel. It was concluded that the use of a downforce package can enhance the performance of the vehicle in the competition.</span></p> ER -