Abstract
Keywords: CFD, simulation, process, design, style, aerodynamics.
Abstract
The reduction of development time and the need for avoid costs associated to last minute changes implies the introduction of new work processes that ensure a high degree of matureness of the projects with anticipation.
The close relationship between aerodynamic performance and design, forces the aerodynamic optimization work to be done during the definition phase. The decisions that lead this first phase of development must be guided by reliable CFD and experimental results.
In order to reach this target, a new advanced process based on multiple CFD simulations and on verification oriented wind tunnel test over modular models with a high degree of similarity to the final product (inclusion of under hood and underbody definition) has been implemented at SEAT.
The implementation of all these activities in the increasingly shorter development process demands for reaching extremely short times for calculations and experimental models construction.