B.E. (Automobile Engineering) Automotive Aerodynamics and Aesthetics Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Automotive Aerodynamics and Aesthetics
Module 1: Fundamental of Aerodynamic
- Scope, historical developments, fundamental of fluid mechanics, flow phenomenon related to vehicles, Wake around vehicle body, Flow separation and reattachment , Streamlining of Automobile Calculation of Drag and Drag force Effect of aerodynamic on Light Cars and Trucks - Fuel Consumption
Module 2: Car Aerodynamic
- The origin of forces and moments on a car, Flow field around a car, Study of aerodynamic on different types of car( Hatch back, Fast back, Notch back etc.), Various devices used for improving performance of car(Like air dams, spoilers etc.)
Module 3: Aerodynamics of High Performance Vehicles and Simulation High performance vehicles – very low drag cars , Race Car Aerodynamics , Formula 1 : study of external Aerodynamics, High Efficiency Radiators Simulation
- Development and simulation methods for cars, Aerodynamic Studies of Flows Around Bluff Bodies, Introduction to software used for simulation
Module 4: Aerodynamics of Commercial Vehicle and Bus
- Study of aerodynamic on different types of trucks (forward control, Normal Control, tanker etc.), Various modification of the cabin and trailor to reduce drag, Aerodynamic of Buses.
Module 5: Wind Tunnel Technology
- Principles of wind tunnel technology – Limitations of simulation – Scale models Existing automobile wind tunnels – Climatic wind tunnels – Measuring equipment and transducers – Pressure measurements- Velocity measurements Flow visualization techniques – Road testing methods – Wind noise measurements.
Module 6: Automobile Aesthetics
- Importance of aesthetics , Optimization of vehicle bodies (car, Truck , Bus) for low drag with external fittings , Study of surface finish on aerodynamic of car respective lecture hours mentioned in the syllabus.
Reference Books
- 1 Hucho.W.H. – Aerodynamic of road Vehicles, _ Butterworth‘s Co., Ltd., 1997
- 2 T. Yomi Obidi, ‗Theory and Applications of Aerodynamics for Ground Vehicles‘, SAE Publications, 2014.
- 3 A. Pope - "Wind Tunnel Testing"- John Wiley & sons - 2nd Editions, New York - 1974.
- 4 R. McCallen, Ross Browand, ‗The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles‘, Springer, 2014.
- 5 Smits, Lim, ‗Flow Visualization: Techniques and Examples‘, 2nd edition, Imperial College, 2012.
- 6 Vehicle Aerodynamics – SP-1145 - SAE _ 1996 19
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automobile Engineering) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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