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 | Area Elective | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| AE307 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
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 carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | |||||
| 2 | Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | |||||
| 3 | Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | |||||
| 4 | Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | |||||
| 5 | Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | |||||
| 6 | Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | |||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | |||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||