Whirlpool Hjulnav by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronse in Design av Kjøretøydeler, Biltilbehør og Pleieprodukter Competition Category.
BronseKjøretøytilbehør· 2023
Whirlpool Hjulnav
by Changshu Institute of Technology
Client: Changshu Institute of Technology
A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Kjøretøytilbehør Category
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About Whirlpool Hjulnav
Whirlpool er et hjulnav designet for å kjøle ned bremseskiver. Eikene har en propellignende form inspirert av flypropeller. Under bremsing øker friksjonen mellom bremseklossene og bremseskiven temperaturen kraftig, og den høye varmen forkorter skivens levetid. Formen på Whirlpool samler luften rundt hjulet og leder den mot midten av bremseskiven. Luftstrømmen kjøler ned skiven mens kjøretøyet er i bevegelse. Navet er laget av titanlegering og produseres ved støping og CNC-bearbeiding.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronse
Whirlpool Hjulnav er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Whirlpool Hjulnav forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Whirlpool Hjulnav tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.
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.
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