Now the team members improve at working with the turning, milling and CNC machines, the number of produced parts for the DUT13 starts to increase. As you could have read in previous posts on this website, the first major parts have been produced already. Most of the material for these large aluminium parts is provided by ODS. ODS is one of the largest multi-metal distributor in the Netherlands and has a very extensive selection, streamlined logistics and offers a wide range of treatments and expert advice.
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Monday February 11 we got high visit in the D:DREAM hall. Minister Kamp of economic affairs and the state secretary Dekker of education honoured us with a visit to the DUT Racing workshop. The visit was part of a tour to all three technical universities in the Netherlands. The minister and his entourage want to investigate how education can complement companies and with that revive the economy. Read more…
It’s confirmed! We are going to FSUK and FSE! Last week the admission fee for Formula Student United Kingdom (FSUK) at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit has been paid confirming our admission to the event. The registration for Formula Student Electric (FSE) at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany has also been completed. Read more…
Designing a car takes a lot of time. Especially now we have a full aero package on the car. The problem with aerodynamics is that it is hard to predict what the influence is on the cars dynamics. Since we design the car on the computer it is possible to make simulations in so called, computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This gives you a basic idea about what to expect in real life. But still these techniques are not 100% reliable. In order to validate our CFD results a wind tunnel test is needed.
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Contrary to what most students think, Fokker Aerostructures isn’t dying, but alive and kicking! Today, four members of our team went to Papendrecht for our first meeting with the very enthusiastic engineers of Fokker Aerostructures, one of our newest sponsors. Read more…
