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• Firat, Erhan(1)
• Seydhan, Mehmet(1)
• Tuğan, Volkan(1)
• Yardımcı, Uğurcan(1)

• MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ3/r/munzur/1326
  CFD Simulation of Aerodynamic Forces on a Simplified Heavy Vehicle Model with Steady Base Blowing

  Firat, Erhan; Seydhan, Mehmet

  A numerical investigation was conducted to examine the flow around a European tractor-trailer combination model (GETS) using a steady RANS model k-ω SST at a Reynolds number of 100000. Experimental aerodynamic force measurements were also carried out for the purpose of validating the CFD simulations. The present paper focuses on the effect of steady blowing from the thin slots positioned on the rear surface (base) of the model on the aerodynamic characteristics of the GETS. The combination of three key parameters was tested: the jet-to-freestream velocity ratio (VR), the inclination angle of the jet (θ), and the jet’s location. More than 100 CFD simulations were performed over a range of key parameters. The findings indicate that the jet direction’s inclination towards the rear surface typically leads to a modest yet favorable effect on the drag reduction. It has been demonstrated that increasing the VR to 2 has the potential to reduce aerodynamic drag by up to 50%. However, it is also demonstrated that employing VR values greater than approximately 1.25 is not viable in terms of active flow control efficiency. At θ=0°, the active control efficiency of the both-jets configuration is approximately 6 for VR=0.5 and approximately 1.6 for VR=1. The total drag coefficient on the model is reduced by 8.3% and 17.7% for the VR=0.5 and 1 cases, respectively. It has been demonstrated that the viscous components of total drag and lift are independent of jet configuration, VR, and θ. In both upper and lower jet configurations, it is possible to increase or decrease the aerodynamic lift acting on the model by changing the inclination angle.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2026Scopus SJRQ1/r/munzur/703
  Computational fluid dynamics analysis of battery pack with cooling channel integrated with innovative thermoelectric cooling stations

  Yardımcı, Uğurcan; Tuğan, Volkan

  In this study, a novel liquid cooled battery thermal management system integrated with a thermoelectric assisted cooling channel has been designed. To prevent battery cells from operating at high temperatures and to ensure a uniform temperature distribution among the cells, multiple thermoelectric stations were placed at various positions along the cooling channel. The performance of four different models created with various temperature combinations, as well as a conventional model without thermoelectrics, was investigated through Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations. In the analyses, five different thermoelectric temperatures (293.15–298.15 K), two different mass flow rates (0.0013 and 0.0018 kg/s), and two different initial temperatures (298.15 and 303.15 K) were examined. The results demonstrated a significant improvement in the performance of the battery thermal management system with the use of the thermoelectric assisted cooling channel. It was determined that lowering the initial temperature from 303.15 K to 298.15 K and increasing the mass flow rate from 0.0013 kg/s to 0.0018 kg/s resulted in better cooling performance and more uniform distribution for the thermoelectric assisted system. Under the conditions of a 0.0013 kg/s mass flow rate and an initial temperature of 303.15 K, the highest reduction in maximum battery temperature, compared to the non-thermoelectric design, was achieved in Model B with 9.207 K. Under the same conditions, the most significant reduction in maximum temperature difference was observed in Model D with 4.758 K. Furthermore, the Root Mean Square Spread analysis results revealed that Model B provided the best performance in terms of temperature distribution.

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