Finley Bate-Smith

E36 Cup Holders

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

3D Printed Cup Holders

Cooling System Overhaul

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

CarPlay Installation

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Q26 Rear Wing Mounting

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Q26 Sidepod

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The team decided to move the radiator to the rear of the car, using an electric fan to cool it rather than cool air from the sidepod. Thus, the sidepod now served only to increase downforce, and a new design was required.

The sidepod, shown above and designed in CATIA, is essentially a side diffuser. This design exploits the ground effect, in which the curved surface narrows and then expands at the rear. Air is accelerated through the narrow section, causing the pressure to drop and generating downforce. Air is then gradually decelerated at the rear to recover pressure without flow separation. The edge plates were used to contain airflow and reduce vortices by separating low- and high-pressure air along the sides of the car.

Desktop Windtunnel

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

3D Printed Desktop Windtunnel

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am currently entering my 3rd year studying Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University.