Aerodynamics of Bicycles

الموضوعات

علوم تطبيقية وتكنولوجية

الملخص

Aerodynamics play a major rule in bicycle's performance, where a small difference in the air resistance can result in a significant performance difference. The sport of cycling is getting popular in the UAE. Therefore, a collaboration was done by Khalifa University and STRATA to design and manufacture a road bicycle using expired aerospace grade carbon fiber prepregs, which no longer can be used in manufacturing aircraft structures. A number of aerodynamic analyses were performed for this road bicycle in order to develop a fundamental understanding of its aerodynamics. Furthermore, aerodynamic modifications have been undertaken to improve the air resistance of the road bicycle, which is done by analyzing multiple airfoils and selecting one of them. The road bicycle was converted to an aero bicycle by changing the cross-sections of its round tubes with the chosen airfoil. The created aero bicycle was analyzed and found to offer a 29% lower drag coefficient than the road bicycle.

روابط وملفات

التعريف والنوع

رقم الوثيقة

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رقم العقد

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نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

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أسماء الملفات

2283069_1.pdf

بيانات النشر

ألقاب المؤلفين

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Aerodynamics of Bicycles

المحتوى والصفحات

عدد الصفحات

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كلمات الباحثين

Aerodynamics,Bicycles, CFD, FLUENT.

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Imran Afgan, Kursat Kara , Wesley Cantwell

الإعداد

Abdelnasir Alnaqbi

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية