Academy Series: How do F1 Teams replicate Race Track conditions in Wind Tunnels?
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On Saturday, December 9 at 6:00 PM IST, Punith Gowda will be delivering a presentation titled “How do F1 Teams replicate Race Track conditions in Wind Tunnels?” as part of the Formula Bharat Academy Series. This session is hosted in collaboration with United Motorsports Academy.
Register here to attend the session: https://unitedmotorsportsacademy.graphy.com/sessions/How-do-F1-Teams-replicate-Race-Track-conditions-inWindTunnels-656190bfab3be678d084f8db
Content that will be covered during this session:
- Introduction to a typical F1 wind tunnel.
- Lesser known aspects of scale model technology engineered to match race car behavior on track
- How are improvements evaluated in a wind tunnel?
About the speaker:
Punith Gowda is a highly experienced engineer in the field of vehicle aerodynamics.
He finished his Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT-Guwahati in India. He then completed a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in Texas and a second master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Cornell University.
He has been working in the field of aerodynamics for 18 years. His career has taken him through McLaren Automotive, Williams Advanced Engineering, Williams F1, Alfa Romeo Sauber F1, Scuderia Toro Rosso, and Bentley Motors. He started his career as a CFD engineer at McLaren. He then moved to Williams F1 as an aerodynamicist and later became a senior aerodynamicist. After 7 years at Williams, he moved to Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 as a group leader of the front car team before spending 2 years at Scuderia Toro Rosso. He is now the Aerodynamics Technical Manager at Bentley Motors.