TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental and Numerical Study for Estimation and Reduction of The Blind Spot in A Passenger Car
AU - Thara, Reshma I.V.
AU - Zuber, Mohammad
AU - Gupta, Shlok
AU - Agarwal, Akhil
AU - Hegde, Sharun
AU - Chethan, K. N.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Toyota center of excellence Manipal & Toyota Motors Pvt. Ltd, Bidadi, Bangalore for providing Toyota Etios Liva for testing purposes. The authors thank the Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal for providing high computational facility and aerodynamics lab facility to carry out this work.
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PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - The purpose of developing an automobile was to reduce human effort, travel faster, and cover longer distances. Cars were meant for transporting a small number of people from one point to another. In India, the four-wheeler segment has picked up over the years due to economic liberalization. The vehicles have been undergoing constant improvements. This may be either in the design or the final product. Also, the importance of aerodynamics is a crucial factor considered while designing a vehicle. This study focuses on improving the aerodynamics of the side-view mirror and reducing the blind spot region. The side mirror of Toyota Etios Liva was used in this study. Blind spots were first determined, and the mirror drag is analyzed experimentally in a wind tunnel and numerically using commercial software. The results show that the drag value of the new mirror was 0.449 compared to 0.634 of the original mirror. This work helps to reduce the blind spot region of the car considered for the study.
AB - The purpose of developing an automobile was to reduce human effort, travel faster, and cover longer distances. Cars were meant for transporting a small number of people from one point to another. In India, the four-wheeler segment has picked up over the years due to economic liberalization. The vehicles have been undergoing constant improvements. This may be either in the design or the final product. Also, the importance of aerodynamics is a crucial factor considered while designing a vehicle. This study focuses on improving the aerodynamics of the side-view mirror and reducing the blind spot region. The side mirror of Toyota Etios Liva was used in this study. Blind spots were first determined, and the mirror drag is analyzed experimentally in a wind tunnel and numerically using commercial software. The results show that the drag value of the new mirror was 0.449 compared to 0.634 of the original mirror. This work helps to reduce the blind spot region of the car considered for the study.
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U2 - 10.37934/arfmts.87.2.6681
DO - 10.37934/arfmts.87.2.6681
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85119179696
SN - 2289-7879
VL - 87
SP - 66
EP - 81
JO - Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
JF - Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
IS - 2
ER -