Ahmed Bluff Body Wake Dynamics and Tailpipe Exhaust Flow

Air quality is a major issue worldwide and has both health and cost implications. Major concerns deal with health issues due to noxious effects of nanoparticles and gaseous pollutant emitted by road traffic (including cardiovascular diseases, enhancement of allergies, pulmonary diseases etc.).It is well-know that transportation systems are a major contributor to pollutant emissions, being either solid (nanoparticles of carbon) or gaseous (Nitrogen Oxides). Regulations exist that limit the pollutant release into the atmosphere, but little is known about the dynamics of these particles when emitted from the exhaust pipe of a car. More information is needed regarding their interaction with the surrounding flow with respect to different incoming parameters (ground clearance, turbulence, interaction between cars, wind strength and direction, yaw angle). TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Ram Balachandar

Student:

Partner:

Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Automotive; Environmental Science and Technology; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

University:

University of Windsor

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