Whirlpool 轮毂 by Changshu Institute of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 汽车零部件、汽车配件与养护产品设计 Competition Category.
铜汽车配件· 2023
Whirlpool 轮毂
by Changshu Institute of Technology
Client: Changshu Institute of Technology
A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 汽车配件 Category
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About Whirlpool 轮毂
"漩涡"是一款专为冷却刹车盘而设计的轮毂。其辐条采用螺旋桨式造型,灵感源自飞机螺旋桨。制动过程中,刹车片与刹车盘之间的摩擦会使温度急剧升高,而高温会缩短刹车盘的使用寿命。"漩涡"的造型能够聚集车轮周围的空气,并将其导向刹车盘中心。车辆行驶时,气流即可为刹车盘降温。该轮毂采用钛合金材质,通过铸造与CNC数控加工制成。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铜奖
Whirlpool 轮毂是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Whirlpool 轮毂将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Whirlpool 轮毂出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。
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.
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