Yoshihiko Sunayama, Ph.D - Group Leader, CAE Group, Digital Engineering Dept.
Suzuki Motor Corporation
In the development of a sports motorcycle, a balance must be achieved between low
drag to improve per formance and good air flow through the cooling system to maintain
reasonable fuel economy. Typically, however, a low drag coef ficient (CD) and increased flow
through the heat exchangers are contradictory in nature, as an improvement in one leads to
deterioration in the other. With this in mind, Suzuki looked to STAR-CCM+ to help optimize
their bike designs by studying aerodynamics and heat exchanger flow simultaneously.
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