The NACA 4digit series aerofoil shapes are universally accepted standard designs generally used f... more The NACA 4digit series aerofoil shapes are universally accepted standard designs generally used for wind turbine blades, helicopter rotor blades and car spoilers. The manufacturing of these complex shapes is a challenging task for the manufacturing engineers. These components need to be made of materials having high specific strength and fatigue properties. The composites with sandwich construction fulfill the above requirements. The main aim of the present Investigation is to select the best fiber orientation for the fabrication of automotive rear spoiler. The Design FOIL software provides different shapes of aerofoil from which NACA 2412 has been selected. The spoiler is modeled using CATIA software and is analyzed for the static deflection using ANSYS for various orientations of the fiber. The spoiler is then fabricated using woven E-glass fiber (with the best orientation) and epoxy resin. Static test is performed on the fabricated model to validate the results obtained from the software. This confirms the design feasibility and software adoptability for the design of sandwich aerofoil shape
The NACA 4digit series aerofoil shapes are universally accepted standard designs generally used f... more The NACA 4digit series aerofoil shapes are universally accepted standard designs generally used for wind turbine blades, helicopter rotor blades and car spoilers. The manufacturing of these complex shapes is a challenging task for the manufacturing engineers. These components need to be made of materials having high specific strength and fatigue properties. The composites with sandwich construction fulfill the above requirements. The main aim of the present Investigation is to select the best fiber orientation for the fabrication of automotive rear spoiler. The Design FOIL software provides different shapes of aerofoil from which NACA 2412 has been selected. The spoiler is modeled using CATIA software and is analyzed for the static deflection using ANSYS for various orientations of the fiber. The spoiler is then fabricated using woven E-glass fiber (with the best orientation) and epoxy resin. Static test is performed on the fabricated model to validate the results obtained from the software. This confirms the design feasibility and software adoptability for the design of sandwich aerofoil shape
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