Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare by Changshu Institute of Technology

Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igikoresho cy'Ikinyabiziga Competition Category.

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Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare

by Changshu Institute of Technology

Client: Changshu Institute of Technology

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibikoresho by'Ibinyabiziga Category

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The Design

About Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare

Umwandiko w'Igitabo: Whirlpool ni igihimba cy'ikigare cyakozwe kugira ngo gikonjeshe disiki z'ibirenge (breki). Amashami yacyo afite imiterere isa n'iy'ipeli y'indege, byahumekewe n'ipeli z'indege zigenda mu kirere. Mu gihe cyo koroha ibirenge, gukorana hagati y'ibice by'ibirenge n'idisiki y'ibirenge biratuma ubushyuhe bwiyongera vuba, kandi ubushyuhe bukabije bugabanya igihe idisiki imara. Imiterere ya Whirlpool ifata umuyaga uzengurutse ikigare kikawuyobora hagati y'idisiki y'ibirenge. Uko umuyaga utembera bikonjesha idisiki mu gihe ikinyabiziga kigenda. Igihimba gikorwa mu ivanjura rya titaniyumu, kigakorwa binyuze mu buryo bwo gushonga no gukoresha imashini za CNC.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Whirlpool Umumaro w'Ibanze: Igihimba cy'Ikigare ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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.