Whirlpool Hjulnav by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronze in Køretøjsdele, Autotilbehør og Plejeprodukter Design Competition Category.
BronzeKøretøjstilbehør· 2023
Whirlpool Hjulnav
by Changshu Institute of Technology
Client: Changshu Institute of Technology
A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Køretøjstilbehør Category
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About Whirlpool Hjulnav
Whirlpool er et hjulnav designet til at nedkøle bremseskiver. Egerne har en propellignende form inspireret af flyvemaskinepropeller. Under opbremsning stiger temperaturen kraftigt på grund af friktionen mellem bremseklodserne og bremseskiven, og den høje varme forkorter skivens levetid. Whirlpools form opsamler luften omkring hjulet og leder den mod midten af bremseskiven. Luftstrømmen nedkøler skiven, mens køretøjet er i bevægelse. Navet er fremstillet af titaniumlegering og produceres ved støbning og CNC-bearbejdning.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronze
Whirlpool Hjulnav er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Whirlpool Hjulnav forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Whirlpool Hjulnav tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.
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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