Tech Bites: CFD - side wind, spinning car - Sauber F1 Team

CAUTION! Watch at your own risk! This video may be addictive!

Watch, learn and discuss! It's short, but it provides great insights and plenty of room for discussion! And we even added some cool sound this time.

This animation shows the simulation of a car facing wind from the left. The car itself is basically stationary (no forward movement), but spinning around its center. This study was part of a safety check when regulations changed to ensure that the car wouldn't lift from the ground even when out of control.

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is a great tool which is not only used for aerodynamic research, but also for simulations of all kinds of fluids in the race cars. Different from the wind tunnel, CFD also allows to calculate and simulate temperatures. The two complement each other perfectly.

All our great vids of the 2013 TECH BITES series:

Evolution of Race Cars 3/3 - SIDE view:
http://youtu.be/gFsUlvkO2b0

Evolution of Race Cars 2/3 - FRONT view:
http://youtu.be/lDLtzUjsCqI

Evolution of Race Cars 1/3 - TOP view:
http://youtu.be/f6Z3kGbgxhM

Fire-up of an F1 engine:
http://youtu.be/JbZr7GgJuUQ

Evolution of F1 Race Cars since 1993:
http://youtu.be/RZEd_8Im6ss

Time lapse: The secret life of an F1 race car:
href="http://youtu.be/bJyJvUWMX58" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/bJyJvUWMX58

Evolution of F1 Steering Wheels since 1993:
http://youtu.be/QT6GfsjbUm4

CFD - Ride around and through the car:
http://youtu.be/hTvWcpQl5TU

CFD - side wind, spinning car:
http://youtu.be/pREgFVRXeDI

Anatomy of a Pit Stop (pit stop in slow motion):
http://youtu.be/_wSFHyXdf40

CFD - fuel slosh simulation:
http://youtu.be/_wSFHyXdf40

CFD - aero simulation (stream lines, pressure distribution):
http://youtu.be/P3ulqzRR9UA

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