ECTS - Vehicle Aerodynamics
Vehicle Aerodynamics (AE422) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Vehicle Aerodynamics | AE422 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
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| Course Objectives | To familiarize students with basic concepts of the flow phenomenon related to vehicles, the coupling between the fundamental theories of fluid dynamics and vehicle aerodynamics, evaluation of the aerodynamic properties of a vehicle by conducting wind tunnel tests as well as simulating numerical methods. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; Navier-Stokes equations; analysis of aerodynamic drag, drag force calculation, and computational and experimental techniques to obtain drag coefficient. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | week 1 Fundamental fluid dynamics week 2 Fundamental fluid dynamics week 3 Resistance to vehicle motion and bluff body aerodynamics week 4 Drag coefficient of car and aerodynamics of passenger vehicles week 5 Aerodynamics performance - Fuel consumption week 6 Strategies for aerodynamic development week 7 Midterm 1 week 8 Automotive wind tunnel week 9 Wind tunnel tests week 10 Computational fluid dynamics week 11 Simulation of the flow around Ahmet body week 12 Simulation of the flow around Ahmet body week 13 Simulation of the flow around Ahmet body week 14 Simulation of the flow around Ahmet body week 15 Final project | AE 307 |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Automotive Aerodynamics, Joseph Kats, Wiley. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 15 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 6 | 105 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
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The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to expand and get in-depth information with scientific researches in the field of mechanical engineering, evaluate information, review and implement. | |||||
| 2 | Have comprehensive knowledge about current techniques and methods and their limitations in Mechanical engineering. | |||||
| 3 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | |||||
| 4 | Being aware of the new and developing practices of Mechanical Engineering and being able to examine and learn when needed. | |||||
| 5 | Ability to define and formulate problems related to Mechanical Engineering and develop methods for solving and apply innovative methods in solutions. | |||||
| 6 | Ability to develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and develop innovative/alternative solutions in the designs. | |||||
| 7 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | |||||
| 8 | Work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, lead leadership in such teams and develop solution approaches in complex situations; work independently and take responsibility. | |||||
| 9 | To establish oral and written communication by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||||
| 10 | Ability to convey the process and results of their studies systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments. | |||||
| 11 | To know the social, environmental, health, security, law dimensions, project management and business life applications of engineering applications and to be aware of the constraints of their engineering applications. | |||||
| 12 | Ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement and in all professional activities. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 137 | ||