Press Release
Changshu Institute of Technology Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Whirlpool Wheel Hub in Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Changshu Institute of Technology for vehicle parts, auto accessories and care products design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Whirlpool Wheel Hub by Changshu Institute of Technology has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Whirlpool Wheel Hub
Whirlpool is a wheel hub designed to cool brake discs. The spokes have a propeller-like shape inspired by aircraft propellers. During braking, friction between the brake pads and the brake disc raises the temperature sharply, and the high heat shortens the life of the disc. The form of Whirlpool collects the air around the wheel and guides it toward the center of the brake disc. The airflow cools the disc while the vehicle is moving. The hub is made of titanium alloy and is produced by casting and CNC machining.
About Changshu Institute of Technology
Zhang Weiwei is the dean of the Product Design of Suzhou University of Technology, He takes senior member of the China Digital Art Design Expert Committee and the member of Design Teaching Steering Committee of Yunnan ProvinceIn China. In the past few years, he had won 3 Red-dot Awards personally. Guiding students to win more than 30 awards in international and domestic professional competitions.
Award Record
This recognition makes Changshu Institute of Technology a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2022 - 2023 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design Award
The A' Vehicle Accessory Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing good vehicle accessories by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle accessory designers, auto parts manufacturers, automotive engineers and car care product designers from all countries. Typical entries include car seat covers, GPS systems, roof racks, floor mats, steering wheel covers and car audio. The awarded vehicle accessory designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle-accessory
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/150914
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150914
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150914
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/150877
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Whirlpool Wheel Hub
- Function
- Wheel Hub
- Category
- Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black, Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Changshu Institute of Technology
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150914
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Liao Guoxin, Wheel, 2022.
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and Technology
- This wheel is made of titanium alloy material, using pouring and CNC processes, taking into account the function and aesthetics of the product.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2022 in Changshu and finished in December 2022 in Changshu
- Specifications
- Width 432mm x Depth 203mm x Height 432mm.
- Keywords
- Wheel Hub, Whirlpool, Cool, Titanium, Brake Discs
