FORMULA ONE CAR

A technical seminar on Formula one cars

YAZALA SHANTHI PRAKASH 09681A0360 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CHRISTHU JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

FORMULA ONE ENGINES

Evolution of engine design

Engines before 1997

Engines after 1997

Difference with ordinary engines

Higher volumetric efficiency Higher mechanical efficiency Highly optimized intake manifolds Greater RPM Light weight Low internal friction

Air intake system

Types of engines
Inline engines Boxer engines or Flat engines V-type engines

Inline engines engines

Boxer

V type engine

Crankshaft

Cooling

The carbon fibre duct (1) gradually widens out as it approaches the engine, effectively creating a venturi and a suction effect on the small air inlet (2) The flat panels located nearly vertically in the front of the side pods are the radiators (3) is the engine exhaust system (4) While in this picture the radiator is covered with a protective hose, it is not during running as air passes through the aluminium fins of the radiator

Transmission Clutches box Gear

Differential gear

Brake system
Made of carbon ceramic composites

Cooling system for brakes

Chassis

Lubrication

Oil is pumped from the dry sump oil tank on the front of the engine into the distribution network within the cylinder block and heads, which ensures it gets directly to all critical engine components

Lubricant is fed to the bearings of the camshafts to minimize friction and wear and also to lubricate the critical cam-to-follower interfaces, where the enormous forces required to open the valves quickly enough at 19,000 rev/min must be transmitted through a layer of lubricant efficiently and without failure

The used lubricant is sucked away from the bottom of the crankcase by the scavenge pumps, to be cooled in radiators and returned to the oil tank, refreshed and ready to start its circuit of the engine again

The camera exits the engine, showing a fully lubricated engine

Exhaust pipes

Steering column

Technical Specification Length: Approx. 950mm Diameter: Approx. 35mm Material: Carbon fibre, titanium, steel, aluminium

Suspension
Forces to cope with dW = (m * h * a) / t

with dW symbolizing the total weight transfer due to an acceleration a (m/s), a total vehicle mass m (in kg), h the height is the height of center of gravity, t is the track width. (For longitudinal weight transfer, use wheel base instead of t).

Different types of weight transfer

1)Heave is the motion of the chassis when all four wheels go up or down in unison 2) when the car seemingly bends forward, or accelerating so that the car want to raise its nose. 3) The suspension on the outer side of the car compresses while the inner suspension extends 4) The front left suspension compresses as the right rear extends.

Suspension Technology

Traction control

The different systems mainly differ in the way of reducing that power output to the wheels Retard or suppress the spark to one or more cylinders Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders Brake one or more wheels Close the throttle, if the vehicle is fitted with drive by wire throttle.

Steering wheel

Tyre use in formula one

The compound ( 1) is based on three main elements: carbon, oil and sulphur. More or less soft depending on the characteristics of each circuit, this sector changes considerably from one race to the next, whereas the structure evolves little by little throughout the season. To keep the tyre together there are bracing plies embedded in the rubber (2). The carcass (3) is composed of a Nylon and polyester framework, in a complex weave

Kinetic Energy recovery systems

How does it work How is the stored energy released by the driver Why were kers introduced

Conclusion

Research work is going on to increase the performance of the engines as well as to increase the dynamic movement of the car. Although F1 racing engines have lost some of the attractiveness they used to have when the regulations allowed more freedom, every single design currently in use is still a highly advanced piece of engineering that has required lots of time and thought. An engine is the only power source of a Formula One car - apart from the KERS systems in 2009 which are indirectly charged by the power generated by the engine - and is a structural part of the chassis.

Queries?

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