Flow and Thermal Analysis of a Racing Car Braking System

The braking system of a racing car is one the main design challenges. flow around and inside wheel an F1 with all components analyzed in order to evaluate heat transfer after event. Very few studies have been published on this topic, mainly due high confidentiality level sector. In present work, using actual geometry early 2000s car, simulated CFD approach. boundary conditions for brake are taken from simulation vehicle model front wing. Different phenomena progressively added understand their effects, including thermal convection only, radiation conjugate transfer. Two different velocities quantify compare removal mechanisms dramatic effects prediction cooling results, these quantified limitations simplified approaches. Finally, influence ambient pressure at two altitudes event studied.