Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 426 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Vehicle Aerodynamics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ME 426	SPRING	3	0	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	ELECTIVE_COURSE
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Problem solving Lecture / Presentation
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Lale Canan Dülger
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İzzet Murat Akşit
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to provide the basic concepts of incompressible aerodynamics, to solve basic aerodynamic problems and to provide basic information for the preliminary aerodynamic design of an aircraft.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	analyse vehicle aerodynamics.				X
LO2	formulate aerodynamic forces.			X
LO3	identify wind effect on vehicles.			X
LO4	describe aerodynamic calculations in wind tunnels.				X
LO5	gain a background of modeling.			X

Course Description

The content of this course includes fundamental formulations in fluid mechanics and aerodynamic problems, inviscid and viscous flows, applications in wind tunnels and external body flows, computer-aided aerodynamic design, comparison of numerical and experimental results, aerodynamic designs to reduce drag, engine cooling aerodynamics and aerodynamic noise.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Fundamental fluid dynamics	Chapter 7 - Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	aa7f311e
2	Introduction and basic principles aerodynamics	Chapter 7 - Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	aa7f311e
3	Resistance to vehicle motion and bluff body aerodynamics	Chapter7 - Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	aa7f311e
4	Drag coefficient of car and aerodynamics of passenger vehicles	Chapter7 - Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	8f86673a
5	Buckingam PI Teorem	Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	8f86673a
6	Aerodynamics performance - Fuel consumption	Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	8f86673a
7	Strategies for aerodynamic development	Chapter 9 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	8f86673a
8	Midterm Exam		-
9	Flow over body	Chapter 9 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	8f86673a
10	Automotive wind tunnel	Chapter 10 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	ece4756c
11	Wind tunnel tests	Chapter 11 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	ece4756c
12	Computational fluid dynamics	Chapter 11 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	ad31f1cc
13	Computational fluid dynamics	Chapter 11 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2006	ad31f1cc
14	Simulation of the flow around Ahmed body	Chapter 11 Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, Yunus Çengel, John Cimbala, McGraw Hill, 2007	ad31f1cc
15	Examples		-
16	Final Exam		-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals and Applications Yunus Çengel John Cimbala McGraw Hill 2006 Automotive Aerodynamics Joseph Kats Chichester UK ; Hoboken NJ : John Wiley & Sons 2016. Wiley.
Suggested Readings/Materials	-

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	20	X	X
Midterm	1	40	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	40		X	X	X	X
Total	3	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours	-	-	-
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	8	8
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	-	-	-
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	26	26
Final Exam	1	26	26
		Total	150

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
			1	2	3	4	5
No program competency data found.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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