aerodynamics

Tesla Cybertruck Aerodynamics

Nejc / December 10, 2019

I am not going to share my negative opinion on visual aspects of design of this vehicle (although I could be very verbose) but there are some technical issues I need to clarify. There are statements in style of “Tesla Cybertruck could be insanely aerodynamic” or “Tesla’s Cybertruck Aerodynamics Do Flow Smoothly” or even nonsense […]

Uncategorizedaerodynamics, CFD, drag, OpenFOAM

Truck Aerodynamics

Nejc / June 7, 2019

Practical Background Our intuition will tell us that sharp or rounded objects will cause less drag when moving through fluid. Slightly less intuitive is the fact that changing the rear part will reduce drag even more than changing the front. So why is it that on cars and trucks, all drag-reducing effort is being put

Uncategorizedaerodynamics, CFD, drag, OpenFOAM