RUM2021RUM2021-EuroMed ​​​​​​​Ferrari ​​​​​​​PowerFLOW @AA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Combining sportiveness and comfort is critical for an iconic brand such as Ferrari. On one side, the pursuit of the ultimate performance in terms of lap time and adrenaline conveyed. On the other side, the need to ensure the reliability and the driving pleasure required to a top-level luxury brand.

Side by side with wind tunnel testing, Ferrari relies on PowerFLOW both for thermal management and for aeroacoustics subjects.
The introduction of high-voltage components on top performance track cars constrained the designers to reconsider the arrangement of the engine bay. PowerFLOW simulations help to make sure that every
component gets the proper shielding and ventilation, thanks to the capability to handle the complete, detailed geometry of the underhood.

On another note, for not so extreme, more leisure-committed models, the aeroacoustics is of great
importance. The calculations make it possible to highlight the main noise sources and to prompt
modifications still in an early stage of the development.

In this presentation, we will see how PowerFLOW fits in the development process of Ferrari cars by various means and how it contributes to ensure the good outcome of the projects.

Speaker Info

Born right in the middle of the so called Italian Motor Valley and as a sport cars enthusiast, Andrea had no doubts when the time came to enroll in the vehicle engineering degree program in Modena.

His collaboration with Ferrari started with his Master's Degree thesis concerning the development of a 3D CFD methodology for the acoustic characterization of the exhaust of high-performance vehicles.

After graduating in 2017, he joined the company as part of the NVH and Sound Team, dealing with CFD simulations and acoustic measurements aimed at optimizing the performance and the sound of the exhaust system. At the beginning of 2020, Andrea joined Ferrari's ThermoFluid Dynamics Team, in his current position as CFD Aerothermal Engineer. Since then, his main tasks cover calculations regarding the engine bay components thermal management, aeroacoustics and unsteady aerodynamics in general.