Fall 2024 CO2 Dragster Project
Fall 2024 CO2 Dragster Project
Lead Engineer
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Facilitated concurrent engineering sessions to design an optimized aerodynamic body in Fusion, running iterative simulations with CFD. The simulations and multiple design changes throughout the design process was key in reducing drag force down to 0.062N, which led to a final race time of 1.024 seconds.
Facilitated concurrent engineering sessions to design an optimized aerodynamic body in Fusion, running iterative simulations with CFD. The simulations and multiple design changes throughout the design process was key in reducing drag force down to 0.062N, which led to a final race time of 1.024 seconds.
The final team-approved CO2 powered dragster design.
The final team-approved CO2 powered dragster design.
This design was successful in reducing the total weight of our original Balsa wood block provided in the dragster kit. Weight Reduction was a key factor when designing our dragster as the less weight our dragster had, the easier our dragster could accelerate due to inertia. The simplicity of our dragster provided an excellent aerodynamic "teardrop" shape in order to reduce our surface area, thus decreasing our drag coefficient.
This design was successful in reducing the total weight of our original Balsa wood block provided in the dragster kit. Weight Reduction was a key factor when designing our dragster as the less weight our dragster had, the easier our dragster could accelerate due to inertia. The simplicity of our dragster provided an excellent aerodynamic "teardrop" shape in order to reduce our surface area, thus decreasing our drag coefficient.
The picture above is the CFD analysis, displaying the frictional drag force acting on our dragster in a controlled rectangular tunnel.
Final Product
Final Product
The picture depicted on the left was the final product. While it may not look the prettiest, we achieved 18th place overall out of 120 teams that competed with a time of 1.024 seconds.
As Project Manager, I led a team through the design and manufacturing of a CO2-powered dragster. My role was to guide our design strategy, with a focus on optimizing aerodynamic performance. I facilitated a data-driven decision-making process, leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, with the use of Autodesk CFD to validate our concepts.
As Project Manager, I led a team through the design and manufacturing of a CO2-powered dragster. My role was to guide our design strategy, with a focus on optimizing aerodynamic performance. I facilitated a data-driven decision-making process, leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, with the use of Autodesk CFD to validate our concepts.
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