Whirlpool Cardo Rotae by Changshu Institute of Technology

Whirlpool Cardo Rotae by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Accessorium Vehiculi Competition Category.

AesAccessorium Vehiculi· 2023

Whirlpool Cardo Rotae

by Changshu Institute of Technology

Client: Changshu Institute of Technology

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Accessorium Vehiculi Category

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The Design

About Whirlpool Cardo Rotae

Whirlpool cardo rotae est ad discos tormenti refrigerandos formatus. Radii speciem propellentis instar propellentium aeriorum habent. Dum tormentum fit, frictio inter pulvinos tormenti et discum tormenti temperaturam vehementer auget, et calor magnus vitam disci minuit. Forma Whirlpool aerem circa rotam colligit et ad centrum disci tormenti dirigit. Fluxus aeris discum refrigerat dum vehiculum movetur. Cardo ex alloy titanii factus est et per fusionem et machinationem CNC producitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Whirlpool Cardo Rotae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Whirlpool Cardo Rotae rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Whirlpool Cardo Rotae necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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.