italian version

Aims :

The course is aimed to study the aerodynamics of the terrestrial vehicles and wind turbines; this last filed is particularly developed in orderr to define the criteria for the wind farm design.
During the lessons period an experimental test on a bluff body it will planned, by means of the atmospheric wind tunnel of the Ancona University.

Topics :

Car aerodynamicsAerodynamics of the car body.
Effects of the front and rear spoilers.
Car wings.
Venturi effect on the car body.
Effects induced by the side pods and skirts.
Airfoils for car wings.
Wheels influence on the vehicle aerodynamics.
Aerodynamic loads calculations and the lateral stability of the car.
Rotating wings aerodynamicsAngular momentum conservation equation.
Rotating blades aerodynamics
Wind turbines aerodynamics
Wind farm design concepts.

Bluff bodies aerodynamicsFlow fields around bluff body
Ground effects on the bluff body flow field
Flow interactions between many bodies in staggered and in-line configurations.
Atmospheric boundary layers
Speed-Up effects induced by the terrain orography
Some preliminary evaluations by the aerodynamic loads induces on the buildings.

Textbooks :

- J. D. ANDERSON Jr. Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. Mc Graw-Hill Book Co.
- R. Pallabazer Sistemi eolici, Rubbettino
- Teacher’s material

Exam :

Oral exam.

Tutorial Session :

Friday morning.