Abstract: Combined with the dynamic meshing and user-defined functions(UDF), transient aerodynamic characteristics of wipers were obtained through numerical simulations and were validated by wind tunnel test. Through the analysis of the distribution of the pressure and streamlines around the front windshield and wipers, the change process of the wipers'''' aerodynamic characteristics and influence of the aerodynamic force on wipers’ stability were discussed. The simulations at six steady discrete locations were also introduced as a contrast. The results show that the maximum values of lift and drag force exist when wipers work, and there is a certain change rule. The lift and drag force is greater than that of ascending, and the force is greater than steady value when wipers descend. The lift and drag force of driver side wiper is greater than that of passenger side wiper. The numerical simulation fully captures the dynamic effects of the wiper, and the results are consistent with those of the wind tunnel experiment, which can be used in the evaluation of the aerodynamic characteristics and design of the vehicle wipers.
(1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body,
Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China;
2. College of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China)
Abstract: Combined with the dynamic meshing and user-defined functions(UDF), transient aerodynamic characteristics of wipers were obtained through numerical simulations and were validated by wind tunnel test. Through the analysis of the distribution of the pressure and streamlines around the front windshield and wipers, the change process of the wipers' aerodynamic characteristics and influence of the aerodynamic force on wipers’ stability were discussed. The simulations at six steady discrete locations were also introduced as a contrast. The results show that the maximum values of lift and drag force exist when wipers work, and there is a certain change rule. The lift and drag force is greater than that of ascending, and the force is greater than steady value when wipers descend. The lift and drag force of driver side wiper is greater than that of passenger side wiper. The numerical simulation fully captures the dynamic effects of the wiper, and the results are consistent with those of the wind tunnel experiment, which can be used in the evaluation of the aerodynamic characteristics and design of the vehicle wipers.