Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny de Peces de Vehicle, Accessoris d'Automòbil i Productes de Manteniment Competition Category.
BronzeAccessori de Vehicle· 2023
Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda
by Changshu Institute of Technology
Client: Changshu Institute of Technology
A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Accessori de Vehicle Category
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The Design
About Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda
Text del Llibre: Whirlpool és una buixa de roda dissenyada per refredar els discs de fre. Els radis tenen una forma semblant a una hèlix, inspirada en les hèlixs d'avió. Durant la frenada, la fricció entre les pastilles de fre i el disc de fre augmenta bruscament la temperatura, i aquesta calor elevada escurça la vida útil del disc. La forma de Whirlpool capta l'aire al voltant de la roda i el guia cap al centre del disc de fre. El flux d'aire refreda el disc mentre el vehicle està en moviment. La buixa està feta d'aliatge de titani i es produeix mitjançant fosa i mecanitzat CNC.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Bronze
Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Whirlpool Funció Principal: Buixa de Roda satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Conventional wheels do not have the function of cooling the brake discs. This wheel hub has a good air diversion function, which can quickly collect the air around the wheel hub and spread to the center of the disc, which can extend the life of the brake disc by cooling.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 432mm x Depth 203mm x Height 432mm.
- Tags
- Wheel Hub, Whirlpool, Cool, Titanium, Brake Discs
- Production Technology
- This wheel is made of titanium alloy material, using pouring and CNC processes, taking into account the function and aesthetics of the product.
- Design Challenge
- How to use the knowledge of fluid mechanics to cool high-speed air vortex and high-temperature brake discs is the most tuned part of the entire design. Through continuous testing, the design team finally found a more ideal wheel shape.
- Research
- The research of this project is mainly to understand the defects of the product through literature reading, and to evaluate and test the 3D model virtually through the evaluation module in Alias software.
- Inspiration
- When the car brakes, the temperature of the brake disc rises sharply due to the high-speed friction of the brake disc by the brake pad, which will greatly affect the life of the brake disc. So our team wanted to design a hub that could cool the brake disc when braking. The design of the wheels is inspired by the propellers of an aircraft.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2022 in Changshu and finished in December 2022 in Changshu
- Operation Flow
- The spokes of this hub are made of a propeller-like structure. When running at high speeds, the hub can cool the high temperatures caused by braking by drawing in air.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Creator Liao Guoxin, Wheel, 2022.
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