NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET

Zbigniew CZYŻ; Paweł KARPIŃSKI; Tacetdin SEVDIM

doi:10.23743/acs-2018-02

Applied Computer Science (Mar 2018)

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MOTORCYCLE HELMET

Zbigniew CZYŻ,
Paweł KARPIŃSKI,
Tacetdin SEVDIM

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Zbigniew CZYŻ: Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Paweł KARPIŃSKI: Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Tacetdin SEVDIM: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Altinbas University, Mahmutbey Mah, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23743/acs-2018-02
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 16 – 26

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The paper discusses a numerical investigation, using a CFD tool, ANSYS FLUENT, of drag acting on a motorcycle helmet. The simulations were performed on a model of a helmet downloaded from a free CAD model library. A solid model enabled us to generate a mesh, to define boundary conditions and to specify a model of turbulence. Accordingly, the values of forces acting on individual sections of the helmet were obtained and the coefficients of aerodynamic drag were calculated. The test results can be used to optimize the shape of the existing motorcycle helmet construction and to study the impact of generated drag forces on reaction forces affecting a motorcyclist’s body.

Published in Applied Computer Science

ISSN: 1895-3735 (Print); 2353-6977 (Online)
Publisher: Polish Association for Knowledge Promotion
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology; Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science
Website: http://www.acs.pollub.pl/

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