PROJECT UPDATES

teamstuttgart2018

Jan 7, 20191 min read

Week 12 Update

Week 12 has seen the project come to completion with enormous success. The mesh convergence study was completed and demonstrated how the...

teamstuttgart2018

Dec 7, 20181 min read

Week 11 Update

The team have been adapting to the non-cyclic set-up required due to Swak4foam not working. The team aim to have all results by the end...

teamstuttgart2018

Dec 3, 20181 min read

9 - Stuttgart Christmas Markets

In the last week of November, Stuttgart, along with most German cities, open their Christmas markets. Stuttgart’s Christmas markets were...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 30, 20181 min read

Week 10 Update

In Week 10, the continuation of the ANSYS study was conducted with the expectation that all results are gathered by the end of next week....

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 23, 20182 min read

Week 9 Update

Since the modelling of the project was complete, the team decided to reassign roles for the last few weeks. One member of the modelling...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 20, 20182 min read

8 - Day Trip to Nuremberg

On Saturday 17th November the team went on a day trip to the city of Nuremberg, located 2 hours by train east of Stuttgart. Nuremberg is...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 16, 20181 min read

Week 8 Update

Week 8 saw the team complete the final geometry for the simulations. The 3-pin model was made with the fluid also modelled. All required...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 11, 20181 min read

7 - Mercedes-Benz Museum

On Sunday 11th November the team visited the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The museum celebrates the automobile invented by Carl Benz in 1886. It...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 9, 20182 min read

Week 7 Update

Week 7 saw the team make great progress in all aspects of the project. The modelling team tested the splitting up of faces for extraction...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 4, 20181 min read

6 - Ludwigsburg Palace

On Sunday 4th November the team took a trip to the town of Ludwigsburg, located 12 kilometres north of Stuttgart (about 15 minutes by...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 3, 20181 min read

5 - Wilhelma Zoo

On Saturday 3rd November, the team went on a day trip to Wilhelma. Wilhelma is a zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart and is one of...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 2, 20181 min read

Week 6 Update

During Week 6, the team submitted the Statement of Purpose to the University of Strathclyde for marking. The team expect results from the...

teamstuttgart2018

Nov 2, 20181 min read

4 - Vfb Stuttgart vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

On Friday 2nd November, the team went to the Vfb Stuttgart versus Eintracht Frankfurt football game at the Mercedes Benz Arena in...

teamstuttgart2018

Oct 26, 20181 min read

Week 5 Update

During Week 5 the team made the main preparations for the Interim Report due at the end of the month. This report outlines the project...

teamstuttgart2018

Oct 19, 20181 min read

Week 4 Update

Week 4 saw the team make good progress within all aspects of the project. The modelling team have now got access to PythonOCC which is a...

teamstuttgart2018

Oct 12, 20181 min read

Week 3 Update

Week 3 saw the team make great progress in developing their OpenFOAM skills. The team successfully ran a conjugate heat transfer...

teamstuttgart2018

Oct 8, 20181 min read

3 - Day Trip to Constance

On Sunday 7th October the team travelled to Constance, a small town on Lake Constance. By train, Constance is 2 and a half hours away...

teamstuttgart2018

Oct 5, 20181 min read

Week 2 Update

During Week 2, the team began to research the background of the project and we started tutorials on OpenFOAM. Progress was made on...

teamstuttgart2018

Sep 30, 20181 min read

2 - Cannstatter Volksfest

On Sunday 30th September we went to the Stuttgart Beer Festival also known as Cannstatter Volksfest. The festival is lasts for three...

teamstuttgart2018

Sep 29, 20181 min read

1 - Porsche Museum

On Saturday 29th September, the team visited the Porsche Museum at Porsche Platz, Stuttgart. The museum displayed more than 80 vehicles...