Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SRM University, Kattankulathur – 603203

School of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Automobile Engineering
Course plan
Date : 04 July 2012
Course code : AE 0001
Course title : Automotive Aerodynamics
Semester :5
Academic year / : 2012-’13 / Odd
semester (July – November 2012)
Section details:

Section Class Details of Faculty member

Room Name Room Interco e-mail id Student
no No. m No. contact
time
AUTO- MB P.Praveen Kumar AL103 praveenkumar.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in 12.30‐
A,B&C 23 1.30 pm 

Direct assessment details:

Name of Marks Topics Tentative date Duration

assessment
Fundamental of fluid mechanics
10 - Flow phenomenon related to 01-08-2012 100 minutes
Cycle test - I vehicles
Full scale wind tunnels - Fourth week of
30 – 45 min
Surprise test 05 measurement techniques September
Analysis of aerodynamic drag,
Cycle test - II 10 13-09-2012 100 minutes
Shape Optimization of Cars
Model
examination
20 Entire Syllabus 17-10-2012 3 hours
End semester
50 Entire Syllabus - 3 hours
examination
Attendance 05 N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 L T P C

AE 0001 Automotive Aerodynamics 3 0 0 3

Prerequisite

Nil

Student outcomes Program Educational Objectives

1. Apply / improve  2.  Enhance  3.  Solve  4.  Develop  skills  to  work 
their knowledge in  professional  industrial,  in  teams,  think 
basic  sciences  for  practice  to  social,  and  intellectually  and  pursue 
excelling in various  meet the global  environmental  life‐long learning. 
disciplines  of  standards  with  problems  with 
Mechanical  ethical  and  modern 
Engineering  with  social  engineering 
the  emphasis  on  responsibility.  tools. 
Automotive  Engg., 
Design,  and  their 
application. 
(a)  an  ability  to  apply  X
knowledge  of  mathematics, 
science, and engineering 

(e)  an  ability  to  identify,  X X

formulate,  and  solve 
engineering problems 

Course designed by Department of  Automobile Engineering

1 Student outcome a b c d e f g h i j K

2 Category GENERAL BASIC SCIENCES ENGINEERING  PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS

SCIENCES  AND 
(G)  (B) TECHNICAL ART (E) (P)
X

3 Broad area Manufacturing Design Thermal General

(for professional  x
courses only, i.e 
‘under P’ category)

4 Course Coordinator Praveen Kumar

 
 

 
 LESSON PLAN
 

References ( code of the

S.No Title / Details of the chapter
Text / Reference books)
1 Fundamental of fluid mechanics T1
2 Fundamental of fluid mechanics T1 

3 Flow phenomenon related to vehicles T1 

4 Resistance to vehicle motion T1 

Performance - Fuel consumption and T1 

5
performance
6 Potential of vehicle aerodynamics. T1 

7 Cars as a bluff body - Flow field around car T1 

Drag force - Types of drag force - Analysis of aerodynamic T1 

8
drag
9 Drag coefficient of cars T1 

10 Strategies for Aerodynamic development - low drag profiles T1 

Front end modification - front and rear wind shield angle - T1 
11
Boat tailing
Hatch back, fast back and square back - T1 
12
Dust flow patterns at the rear
13 Effects of gap configuration - Effect of fasteners. T1 

The origin of forces and moments on a vehicle - side wind T1 

14
problems
Methods to calculate forces and moments T1 
15
- Vehicle dynamics Under side winds
16 Effects of forces and moments T1 

17 Characteristics of forces and moments T1 

18 Dirt accumulation on the vehicle T1 

19 Wind noise T1 

20 Drag reduction in commercial vehicles. T1 

21 Reduction of Noise T1 

22 Principle of wind tunnel technology T1 

23 Limitation of simulation - Stress with scale models T1 

24 Full scale wind tunnels T1 

25 Measurement techniques T1 

26 Equipment and transducers T1 

27 Road testing methods T1 

28 Numerical methods. T1 

Name & Signature Faculty:

Section Name Signature

AUTO-A,B &C P.Praveen Kumar

HOD/AUTO