Sorry for the lack of updates, took a week off for a little R&R. Back at it though!
I can finally announce the very exciting information I wanted to share with you guys! It's fairly nerdy stuff but if you're an engineer, you've probably heard the name ANSYS thrown around. We are now learning and utilizing ANSYS for our CFD and FEA analysis!
Blog Post on ANSYS switch over
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymjSNaqZLps"]Redbull F1's take on ANSYS[/ame]
Another blog post some may find interesting. It is in regards to the rear diffuser as our rear up-turned lip has a bit of skepticism associated with it as it isn't standard or common place. While learning ANSYS, we decided to conduct a simple analysis on a simplified car (Ahmed model).
Beyond that, I have a lot of parts going on the car in the next few weeks, primarily drivetrain, then hopefully a dyno day soon after. Shooting for sometime in July. It's quite hot in Phoenix right now, with 110+ forecasted this weekend. I'll be pushing the cooling system quite hard even during normal street driving, should be interesting to see how it holds up.
More photos and updates to come!
Eric