Cooling Thermo and Fluid Calculations
In FSAE, cooling and thermodynamic calculations are crucial for ensuring the vehicle's optimal performance and reliability.
Vehicles could experience power loss, or failure without effective cooling, significantly impacting competition performance and overall safety.
Resources
Filip Jander - Designing an FSAE Electric Cooling System
A blog post by Filip Jander, former Chief Engineer of RIT Racing, detailing the design process of a cooling system for an FSAE electric vehicle.
Designing a Formula SAE Electric Cooling System
SuperfastMatt - How to Make a Cooling System for an Electric Vehicle
A YouTube video, part of a series, by Matt Brown, former Chief Engineer of the University of Oklahoma's Formula Student team, where he converts a 1950s Jaguar with an electric powertrain from a Tesla.
How To Make A Cooling System For An Electric Vehicle
Zips Electric - Cooling System Report
The Zips Electric - Cooling System report focuses on designing an efficient cooling system for the Zips Electric Racing car. Key components include the EMRAX 228 electric motor and Cascadia Motion PM100 DX inverter. Using a Mishimoto radiator and centrifugal pump, the team conducted wind tunnel testing and developed simulations for optimal cooling. The design focused on weight reduction, cost efficiency, and heat dissipation through CFD and MATLAB models, ensuring the vehicle operates at optimal temperatures for competition.