Virtual Wind Tunnel - Center of acting forces

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
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edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello,

 

It is possible to get the center of acting forces for a driving vehicle in virtual wind tunnel? I mean the location for point of action for the resulting aerodynamic forces (lift/down and drag) when vehicle drives with a specified velocity. 

The default wind tunnel report contains information about lift coeffienct cl and drag coefficient cd. In typical airfoil considerations you work also with a moment distribution and therefore with a moment coefficient cm. Information about total force values in X,Y and Z  and total moment values in X,Y and Z is normally sufficient enough to determine loaction of total force.

Is there a possiblity to get information about moment distribution?

 

 

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