May 2014 - The Answer is 27

1931 Miller V16 Racing Car #27

This astounding V16 engined race car designed in 1931 by Harry Miller, with an estimated power of 300 hp, entered the Indy 500 that same […]

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The effect of different aerodynamic elements on the efficiency of the McLaren MP4-29 front wing

This is by no means representative of the actual performance of McLaren’s aerodynamic packages. The CAD geometry was generated based on high quality pictures, but from […]

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Lap times for the 2014 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Twice has the Safety Car been released this race. A race replete of accidents and incidents, all of which could do nothing mend yet another victory […]

Aerodynamics: McLaren MP4-29 front wing forces

In this post I am trying to investigate the influence of velocity in aerodynamic drag and downforce. A case like this is quite easily set up in […]

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I hereby declare you guilty

The judicial presumption of innocence does not hold in CFD. CFD results are wrong, until proven otherwise —Bert Blocken.

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Grid sensitivity analysis on the front wing of the McLaren MP4-29 F1 race car

An important aspect to take into account when pushing for a good Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation is the process of verification and validation. Validation is usually carried […]

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Lap times for the 2014 F1 Spanish Grand Prix

Yet another cakewalk for Mercedes… nothing new under the sun. Nonetheless, there were some minor problems during Hamilton’s first pit stop followed by some over-steer during his […]