Canopy Design - MS16

Motivation:

We need data on the best canopy shape for MS16

Task Description:

Experiment with different Canopy designs in SolidWorks and validate these designs using SimScale.

Requirements/goals:

1. Length/Width/Height/Point of max frontal area should be kept constant across different canopy shapes.

2. CFD sim conditions must be kept constant across different iterations.

Fixed dimensions:

Canopy Length: 1.85m

Canopy Height: 0.35m

Canopy Width: 0.6m

Point of max width and height (max frontal area): 900-1100 m from the front of the canopy

CFD conditions:

Boundary conditions:

• No slip wall on top, outer side, and bottom face

• Symmetry on inner side

• Pressure outlet on rear face

• Velocity inlet on front face @ -20 m/s

Resultant CD (of the benchmark sim): 0.081

• Message Liam (liam.ramlogan@uwaterloo.ca) for access to the sim

Strategy:

Refer to previous canopy shape research for inspirations on your designs.