Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles

Contents: Introduction to automobile aerodynamics. Some fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Performance of cars and light vans. Aerodynamic drag of passenger cars. Driving stability in side winds. Operation, safety and comfort. High performance vehicles. Commercial vehicles. Engine cooling systems. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning of motor vehicles. Wind tunnels for automobile aerodynamics. Measurement and test techniques. Numerical methods for computation of flow around road vehicles.