Module Descriptors
VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS 1
MECH50562
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
  • LAB BASED CLASS TEST (SUG1) weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
CFD Software
FCET Labs
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework length 2500 words weighted at 50%. Learning outcomes 2 and 4
Multi choice class test 1 hour weighted 50%. Learning outcomes 1 and 3
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 1 hour per week (1:n)
Tutorials 2 hours per week (1:20)2
Module Indicative Content
This module will introduce basic aerodynamic shapes that are generally studied alone: airfoils and wings are among the most well known. Other components are only used as add-ons to promote specific aerodynamic performances, for example slots, dams, spoilers, fairings. These will be introduced along with basic fluid flow theory.
Module Texts
Katz J. Race Car Aerodynamics, Robert Bentley Publ. Cambridge, MA, 1995. (ISBN 0837601428)

Hucho WH. (editor), Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 4th edition, SAE International 1998 (ISBN 0-7680-0029-7)