CFD Simulations to design the world’s fastest solar car

If you want to build the fastest solar car in the world, you need to make sure that all parts are perfect. But how do you define perfect? And how can you be sure the design is perfect when you don’t have time to test everything live? Therefore the Innoptus Solar Team uses extensive CFD simulations.

Whitin the Solar Team, using Ansys simulation software has been done for year: “At this moment we use it primarily for our CFD analyse”, says team member Cedric Verlinden. “At first we use it to optimize the shape of the vehicle and determine our strategy, but these analyses also tell us a lot about the cars behaviour in certain circumstances that we could encounter during a race.” Using the simulations is of a vital addition to the team and their successes.

Are you curious which advantages the Innoptus Solar Team experiences due to the CFD software and the cooperation with Infinite?