Simulating the DrivAer Notchback Car Model using Wall-Function LES

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">This paper summarizes work on the application of a new and fully parallelized native GPU-based finite-volume solver on the DrivAER Notchback configuration using a wall-function LES approach. A series of meshes generated using a Rapid-Octree strategy have been investigated, and results for drag, surface pressure coefficient and velocity profile are compared with available experimental data.</div></div>

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SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
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2025-03-31
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https://doi.org/10.4271/2025-01-8777
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Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
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Simulating the DrivAer Notchback Car Model using Wall-Function LES

Florian Menter, Patrick Sharkey, David Flad, Ashwini Dalvi
SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
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Simulating the DrivAer Notchback Car Model using Wall-Function LES

Florian Menter, Patrick Sharkey, David Flad, Ashwini Dalvi
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<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">This paper summarizes work on the application of a new and fully parallelized native GPU-based finite-volume solver on the DrivAER Notchback configuration using a wall-function LES approach. A series of meshes generated using a Rapid-Octree strategy have been investigated, and results for drag, surface pressure coefficient and velocity profile are compared with available experimental data.</div></div>

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