Francesco BUFFOLI and I, Matteo Chiesa, are pleased to share with you the presentation we held at the SIMULIA Regional User Meeting EuroMed – Italy​​​​​​​ in Modena on June 20, 2023. Our presentation is titled "External Aerodynamics of a Motostudent Prototype".

Abstract:

External Aerodynamics of a Motostudent Prototype

The Polimi Motorcycle Factory has participated since 2016 in the Motostudent international competition, which involves designing and constructing a prototype racing motorcycle in both the Petrol and Electric categories. The competition consists of a theoretical design presentation phase and a final event held in Spain at the Aragon circuit every two years. After winning the Motostudent Petrol World Championship 2018 and Best Industrial Project Electric 2021 awards, we started the production of the prototypes that will participate in the 2023 edition, with the ambition to still compete at the highest level in both categories.

The computer-aided design phase is fundamental to the realization of our prototypes, verifying the goodness of the designed products through numerical simulations. The team conducts simulations of various types, including CFD and FEA.

We chose PowerFLOW to conduct CFD analysis, with the aim of Cd reduction. PowerFLOW, which allows effortless handling of complex geometries, made it possible to simulate the actual motorcycle geometry. This allowed us to obtain transient and accurate results, useful for understanding the various phenomena involved.

Presenters Biographies:

Matteo CHIESA is currently a bachelor's student in Mathematical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He has been part of Polimi Motorcycle Factory since 2021, becoming head of CFD simulations in 2022.

@MC 
Head of CFD simulations

Francesco BUFFOLI is a bachelor's student in Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He joined Polimi Motorcycle Factory in 2022 and currently deals with CFD analysis of the prototypes.

Francesco BUFFOLI
Team Member of CFD simulations
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