F1 Undertray
Very low drag to downforce ratio is important to take into consideration during design.
F1 undertray. Legality plank aka skid block is attached underneath to enforce the current f1 downforce rules. If you really want to benefit f1 ban sidepod and undertray aero. In this work the literature of undertray technology is presented and a design of an undertray for the global formula racing car is developed. Computational fluid dynamics simulations are used to iterate the design and discover the effect on the downforce developed of various vehicle parameters such as speed ride height and roll.
One of the references used in this post was from william toet and f1 aerodynamicist. Videos containing the term undertray. Reason is im working on a formula sae car for university and we are researching the possibility of implementing ground effects on the car this year. In fact give them a template spec for everything from behind the front wheels to the rear tip of the gearbox.
Home browse by sport most popular term of the day. The support of cfd simulation was taken to simulate the downforce obtained form the undertay in various conditions like yaw pitch and roll. Undertray design is a beast of a subject but it is worth the effort when you reap the downforce benefits. Speed can be regulated by limiting how close the car is to the ground.
Undertray or underbody picture above nico rosbergs 2012 mercedes amg f1 w03 click on it for bigger picture is aerodynamically the strongest contributor to the lap time. Ralf schumacher showing his 10mm thick wooden plank toyota 2006 a wooden or any other homogeneous material strip that was fitted front to back down the middle of the underside of all cars in the mid 1990s to check that cars were not being run too close to the track surface something that was indicated if the wood was worn away. The bottom back part of the car around that it is built. Undertray development by global formula racing is mentioned.
The bottom back part of the car around that it is built. For some great posts by him refer to his linkedin page here. So if theres any photos of the undertray of the car lying around that would be greatly appreciated.