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    A predictive capability for the aerodynamic deformation of convertible car roofs

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    Authors
    Knight, J
    Lucey, Anthony
    Shaw, C
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Knight, J. J. and Lucey, A. D. and Shaw, C. T. 2010. A predictive capability for the aerodynamic deformation of convertible car roofs. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering. 224 (8): pp. 1013-1020.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering
    DOI
    10.1243/09544070JAUTO1408
    ISSN
    0954-4070
    School
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44952
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    Abstract

    The flow-induced deformation of a membrane in a flow is studied using experimental and computational approaches in a configuration that represents the effect of the aerodynamic load on a convertible car roof. The computational method couples a commercial computational fluid dynamics code with an in-house structural code to predict membrane deformation. A converged statically deformed state, within 1 per cent difference in the displacement variable, is reached after three iterations between the fluid and structural codes. The predictions of membrane deformation are shown to agree well with the experimental results. The key outcome is the demonstration of a methodology that will be useful in the engineering design of convertible car roofs

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