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Shanghai Dailly reports on China’s first wind-tunnel test facility that opened yesterday near Shanghai. According to the report, [China's] first automobile wind tunnel was launched in Shanghai yesterday in a bid to support the Chinese automotive industry in its transition from “made in China” to “designed in China.” … With the technology localized, businesses will be able to reduce . . . → Read More: The Way the Wind is Blowing AutoCar.Co.UK reports that BMW has opened a new aerodynamic test facility. According to the report, The new Munich-based Aerodynamic Test Centre is spread over five floors and 25,000sq meters, took three years to construct and cost 170m Euros (£144m). Until now BMW had been using wind tunnels in five different locations around the world. The facility – . . . → Read More: BMW Gets Windy AutoSpeed, an Australian website, is running an article on how to measure drag and lift without a wind tunnel. The article notes: At higher speeds, the power developed by the engine is used almost entirely to overcome aerodynamic drag. If engine power is then measured in different aerodynamic configurations, changes to drag can be seen. An indication . . . → Read More: Measure Drag and Lift The Engineer Online is running an article on the use of the use of high-speed, rolling-road wind tunnels in motorsports testing. The article, titled “Ultimate Test,” notes, “In addition to their obvious benefits these systems, which represent elaborate integrations of materials, mechanical, electronic and control technologies, are also engineering marvels in their own right.” They’re more than . . . → Read More: Wind Tunnels Aid Race Teams International Truck and Engine Corporation is questioning competitor Freightliner’s recent claim that its new Cascadia is more aerodynamic than other Class 8 commercial vehicles. “No truck that we have tested has outperformed our new ProStarâ„¢ in testing to Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards, which include the whole trailer as well as the tractor in real-word . . . → Read More: Truck Makers Disagree on Aero TestsInternational Questions Freightliner Claims |
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