Bus Body Design and Calculation of Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient

Abstract:

With the ownership of Chinese automotive increasing, the road is more and more crowded and the energy crisis swept the global at the same time, which requires us to develop the larger buses now. According to the company standard and the related laws and regulations，a 12m bus body is designed. Build the 12m bus body’s 3D model by UniGraphics NX，generate mesh generation about the 3D model in the GAMBIT and calculate the aerodynamic drag coefficient using the FLUENT software, after all this, the 12m bus body whose the aerodynamic drag coefficient meets the needs of low speed characteristics is successfully designed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 496-500)
• Pages: 2655-2659
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.496-500.2655
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Chun Ke Liu*, Jiao Wang
• Keywords: Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient, Bus Body Design, Fluent Software

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