Whirlpool Glavčina kotača by Changshu Institute of Technology

Whirlpool Glavčina kotača by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dijelovi Vozila, Auto Dodaci i Proizvodi za Njegu Competition Category.

BroncaDodatak za Vozila· 2023

Whirlpool Glavčina kotača

by Changshu Institute of Technology

Client: Changshu Institute of Technology

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Dodatak za Vozila Category

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The Design

About Whirlpool Glavčina kotača

Whirlpool je glavčina kotača dizajnirana za hlađenje kočionih diskova. Krakovi imaju oblik nalik propeleru, inspiriran zrakoplovnim propelerima. Prilikom kočenja, trenje između kočionih pločica i kočionog diska naglo podiže temperaturu, a visoka toplina skraćuje vijek trajanja diska. Oblik Whirlpoola prikuplja zrak oko kotača i usmjerava ga prema središtu kočionog diska. Strujanje zraka hladi disk dok se vozilo kreće. Glavčina je izrađena od titanove legure, a proizvedena je postupkom lijevanja i CNC obrade.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Whirlpool Glavčina kotača je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Whirlpool Glavčina kotača bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Whirlpool Glavčina kotača sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

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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.