Papers

F1 front brake-duct aerodynamics: a review

Design-architecture comparison across the hybrid era, cooling-vs-drag trade-offs, and optimization methodologies.

Gearbox lubrication CFD (Lattice Boltzmann): methods and results

GPU-accelerated multiphase LBM; wetted-area and torque-loss results; mesh-sensitivity findings.

NACA0012 wind-tunnel characterization

Flow visualization and surface-pressure method; lift curve to stall; forces per unit span with uncertainty quantification.

Impinging-jet heat transfer via IR thermography

IR + energy-balance pipeline for h(x,y) and Nusselt number; effect of jet-to-plate distance and nozzle geometry.

Hot-wire anemometry and cylinder-wake analysis

King's-Law calibration, power-spectral shedding frequencies, turbulence intensity and STFT tracking.

Time-resolved PIV of a turbulent jet with modal decomposition

PIV setup and processing, interrogation-window study, Reynolds stresses, and POD/SVD modal analysis.

Automated CAD–CFD optimization pipeline

Parametric CATIA via scripting, LHS sampling, meshing strategy and automated force-history reduction.

Grid-convergence study of the front-wing CFD

Three-mesh study, Richardson convergence of C_L and C_D, and log-log error vs grid spacing.

Surrogate modelling and NSGA-II optimization

Gaussian-process surrogate with active learning, parity plots, Pareto front and track-specific selection.

CFD–wind-tunnel correlation of a scale model

32.4%-scale 3D-printed model, tunnel setup, measured-vs-CFD correlation and flow-field post-processing.