Mini project

ANSYS
05.12.2023
R SHASIDHAR
Shashi.june03@gmail.com

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Problem Statement
AIM

To simulate a flow over an Ahmed body with an air flow velocity of 60 m/s using Ansys
fluent.

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Objective
•To create computational domain for the given Ahmed car body model in spaceclaim.
•To mesh the fluid domain
•To run a external flow simulation over an Ahmed body by choosing the fluid as air and
its properties, which flows at the inlet with velocity of 60 m/s.
•To find the drag co-efficient in the Ahmed body, and also to create velocity and pressure
contours.

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Geometry details

Fig. Ahmed body geometry details

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Mesh details
• Give method sizing, body sizing and face sizing to refine the mesh quality

Fig. mesh of the ahmed body geometry

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CFD settings in ANSYS FLUENT
Table: CFD setting details in ANSYS FLUENT

Software used Ansys 2023 R2 student

version
Fluid air
solver Steady flow problem
Turbulence model Viscous(SST k-omega)
Energy off
Algorithm SIMPLE
Calculated mesh spacing for 0.6048 mm
Y+ =100, inlet vel= 60 m/s

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Results

Fig. velocity streamlines Fig. pressure contour

Cd= 0.33,
Mesh spacing = 0.6048 mm

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Conclusion
• The ahmed body simulation was carried out by using ANSYS fluent.
• The need of choice of Y+ according to application and quality of result need to attain
by calculating the y value. The value of the coefficient of drag primarily depends
upon the accurate value of Y+.
• The negative pressure in the wake region is primarily because there is no flow in that
region. This can be further attributed to various factors such as separation and
recirculation which is evident from the vector plot near the wake region.
• The point of separation occurs at the rear end of the vehicle, the separation occurs
beyond this point where it can be observed that the flow recirculates and attaches it
to the boundary layer.

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