THE LARGEST OEM REPRESENTATION IN A UNIQUE INTERACTIVE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE AERODYNAMICS CONFERENCE VENUE: Hilton Organized by Manchester Airport Hotel

ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE Collocated with AERODYNAMICS In co-operation with INTERNATIONAL FORUM TTHTHEHERERMERMAERMALERMALMANAGEMENT I N T E RNATI O N A L F O R U M 30 November -1 December 2017, Manchester, UK 28-29 November 2017, Manchester, UK

With featured experts, among others, from: Testimonials from our Forums in 2015 - 2016:

“A unique conference. It enables me to interact with "The somewhat unconventional format of the each and every one of the participants in the mini- conference that focuses on personal interaction mum amount of time. The technical level of papers makes this a unique and worthwhile event" and discussion that we had was pretty significant too” Moni Islam, Audi AG Sanjay Kumarasamy, General Motors "Unique occasion to network with the most “An excellent venue to promote our solutions with experienced people from all over the world" the best audience that we can get. Fantastic event!” Alfonsina Esposito, CFMS Services Limited Ajith Narayanan, Altair Scientifc Committee & Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Antonia Terzi, Atsushi Ogawa, Prof. Dr. -Ing Jochen Adrian Gaylard, Dr. Moni Islam, Functional Manager Head of Aerodynamics, Wiedemann, Technical Specialist - Head of Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Thermal Management & Member of the Board Computational Audi AG, Germany Bentley Motors Limited, Acceleration Performance of Management - Aerodynamics UK Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Japan Automotive Engineering Jaguar Land Rover, UK FKFS, Germany Decision Makers, Heads of Departments & Senior Experts from over 44 international Honorary Guest: companies and 12 countries attended our Forums in 2015 and 2016, among which: Bentley Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Honda R&D, McLaren, Audi, Nissan, , General Nikolas Tombazis Motors, BMW, , Sauber F1 Team, Scania , Nextev, Skoda, Maserati, Toyota Nikolas Tombazis has held the position of Motor Europe, VW , MAN Truck & Bus AG, Hyundai Motor Europe, Ducati Motor Chief Aerodynamicist for Holding, Daimler, Porsche Engineering, Ford, Honda Performance Development, SAIC Motor various teams over the UK Technical Centre, G L Aerodynamics Limited, Auto Research Center, MTS Systems Ltd, ICON last 25 years (Benetton, Technology & Process Consulting Ltd, NUMECA International, Plastic Omnium Auto Exterieur , Manor), and was Services, MTS Systems GmbH, Altair Engineering, Sharc, Numeca, ANSYS, Exa, Siemens, E- also Chief Designer at Ferrari from 2006 until the end of 2014. In racing, Oxford Brookes University, Loughborough University, University of Stuttgart, June 2017 Nikolas founded MAA Perform- SPONSORS: CD-adapco, Engys Ltd, Lacks Wheel Trim Systems, Autoneum Management, CFMS Services, ance Limited, a company whose objective it is Valeo, FSUE “NAMI”, University of , Volkswagen, FS Dynamics UK , University of to provide mainly Aerodynamics Consulting Maryland, Numeric Systems, IDIADA Automotive Technology, AKKA Romserv , , Services to the Motorsport and Automotive MAGNA Steyr Engineering, National Research Council of Canada, Applied Computing & industries (www.maaperformance.com) He is also a Visiting Professor at the Imperial Engineering, TECOSIM, FlowHD, Imperial College London College London, UK.

Hear about the latest case studies on: ► Underbody parameters of drivAer-model with respect ► Reducing fuel consumption by 30% for long-haul trucks to ground simulation from IVK University of Stuttgart by Volvo Cars ► Safety improvements on LMP1-H cars through aero- ► CFD aerodynamics and aeroacoustics in the development dynamics changes from Porsche AG of the next truck generation by Scania CV Among a variety of other Automotive Aerodynamics-related ► Why surface contamination matters to vehicle manu- topics! facturers by Jaguar Land Rover Find out about: Join our interactive sessions and workshops and ► Impact of F1 technical regulation changes on aerody- discuss with leading experts about: namics and car design by Scuderia Toro Rosso ► Passive and active fow control for drag reduction Main aerodynamic diferences between “Open vs ► Wind tunnel testing & simulation methods MEDIA PARTNERS: ► Closed” wheels by ► CFD methods, resources and innovation Learn about advanced technologies in: ► Aerodynamics: Styling and engineering requirements, ► EP9 Aerodynamic Features from NIO Co., Ltd. challenges and solutions To Register: T +44 1618 841 208, +44 161 768 0059 | E [email protected] | http://www.internect.co.uk/content/91/international-forum-advanced-automotive-aerodynamics-2017-/ AGENDA | NOVEMBER 2017 Welcome to the 3rd International Forum Advanced Automotive Aerodynamics 2017! ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE AERODYNAMICS Dear members of the Automotive Aerodynamics Community, INTERNATIONAL FORUM 30 November -1 December 2017, Manchester, UK Over the last two series of our International Forum on Advanced Automotive Aerodynamics, representatives from more than 100 international companies and 20 countries experienced a new, networking intensive conference format. CONFERENCE LOCATION: Our selective participant feld, with Decision Makers, Heads of Departments and Hilton Manchester Airport Hotel Senior Experts from international suppliers and research institutes and more Outwood Lane than 25 OEMs benefted from a variety of interactive sessions, panel discussions, Manchester, M90 4WP, workshops, industry case studies and a selection of high quality presentations. United Kingdom Internect Ltd, in co-operation with the world’s leading manufacturer of luxury automobiles, Bentley Motors, is hosting the 3rd Advanced Automotive Aero- dynamics Forum, 30th of November – 1st of December 2017 in Manchester, UK. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the only International Automotive Event on the topic which perfectly combines high quality presentations, exclusive participation of top-level experts at decision-making level with smart and innovative networking opportunities. Gain insight into the latest case studies on aerodynamic design and optimization processes, WLTP, future CO2 compliance testing for aerodynamics solutions, thermal modelling and aerodynamic process, aero-thermal development & efciency, aerodynamic fow control and drag reduction, advanced CFD and wind tunnel testing, motorsport aerodynamics and aerodynamic development transfer between motorsport and production industries, among many other topics. We look forward to welcoming you in Manchester to make this event another success in the global automotive engineering calendar! Best regards, The organisers

Dr. Antonia Terzi Maria Nikolopoulou Functional Manager Aerodynamics Managing Director Bentley Motors Limited, UK Internect Limited, UK Our Sponsors: Vectofow is an innovative company based in Germany, which designs, builds and calibrates extremely robust and highly customizable multi-hole and other pressure and tem- perature probes for 3D fow measurement. ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE www.vectofow.de AERODYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL FORUM Sharc develops and provides revolutionary meshing and 30 November -1 December 2017, Manchester, UK post-processing software for the most extreme CFD workfows. Sharc is able to reduce time from CAD to visualization by orders Sponsorship of magnitude using the extreme meshing software, Harpoon and the industry leading visualisation suite of software & Exhibition Periscope. www.sharc.co.uk Opportunities: BETA CAE Systems transformed the Simulation and Analysis world by introducing revolutionary automation soft- ware tools and practices into CAE for the Automotive Industry, Are you looking almost 30 years ago. www.beta-cae.com for an effective means to: • Raise the profile of your business SIEMENS Driven by the twin demands of evolving customer expectations and increased emissions regulation, the global • Enhance the perception of automotive industry is in a race to deliver ever more sustainable your brand and to vehicles that ofer an uncompromised driving experience. • Interact with a targeted Siemens provides a comprehensive portfolio of seamlessly in- international participant tegrated software, hardware and technology-based services in field of your prospective order to support companies worldwide in enhancing the fexi- and existing clients? bility and efciency of their engineering and manufacturing processes and reducing the time to market of their products. Are successful marketing https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/global/en/ strategies and fruitful networking opportunities Altair is a leading provider of enterprise-class engineering among your biggest software, enabling innovation across the entire product lifecycle challenges? from concept design to in-service operation. Altair’s simulation- driven approach to innovation is powered by a broad portfolio With our strategic marketing of high-fdelity and high-performance physics solvers. Altair’s campaign ahead of the integrated suite of software optimizes design performance across event we contribute to your multiple disciplines encompassing structures, motion, fuids, brand recognition, thermal management, electromagnetics, system modeling, and positioning you as a embedded systems, while also providing data analytics and dominant supplier through true-to-life visualization and rendering. In the area of compu- verbal and online means. At tational fuid dynamics (CFD), Altair’s solutions include a Navier- Stokes solver for general purpose CFD applications and a GPU the conference we offer you powered Lattice Boltzmann solver for automotive external aero- an excellent platform to dynamics, ofering a unique combination of computational display your solutions, speed, accuracy and robustness. To learn more visit services and products, http://www.altair.com/ukcfd network with your target audience and influence Our Media Partners: other companies’ The members of the UK Aero Forumare the UK's experts budgeting. in vehicle aerodynamics, providing information of the latest technologies and forming an efcient network with industry experts, government and academics. www.aero-forum.co.uk/ How? Please contact us for Racecar Engineering Magazine is the World’s detailed information: leading technical publication covering the latest technologies Tel.: +44 1618 841 208, and trends in Motorsport. Written by engineers, its articles delve into the engineering behind every racecar. +44 161 768 0059, www.racecar-engineering.com Email: [email protected] FEATURED EXPERTS:

Prof. Dr. -Ing Jochen Wiedemann Dr. Antonia Terzi Atsushi Ogawa Member of the Board of Management Functional Manager Aerodynamics Head of Aerodynamics, Thermal Management - Automotive Engineering Bentley Motors Limited, UK and Acceleration Performance FKFS, Germany Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Japan

Adrian Gaylard Dr. Sanjay Kumarasamy Technical Specialist Dr. Moni Islam Engineering Group Manager: Global - Computational Aerodynamics Head of Aerodynamics Aerodynamics – Strategy and Tools Jaguar Land Rover, UK Audi AG, Germany General Motors Corporation, USA

Hervé Dechipre Damien Favre Anders Tenstam Aerodynamicist – CFD Engineer Manager Aerodynamics Performance LMP1 Technology Specialist Aerodynamics Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH, Germany Porsche AG, Germany Volvo Group, Sweden

Franck Sanchez Chenyi Zhang Mark Hesmondhalgh Principal Aerodynamicist PhD. Student Aerodynamics Engineer Scuderia Toro Rosso, UK IVK University of Stuttgart, Germany Bentley Motors Limited, UK

Dr.-Ing. Andreas Businger Guillaume Mercier Alberto Maggioni Development Aerodynamics/ Aeroacoustics Expert Engineer, CFD Aerodynamics Senior Aerodynamicist Audi AG, Germany Scania CV, Sweden Sauber Motorsport AG,

Honorary Guest:

Craig Rowberry Bo Zhu Technical Manager - Aerodynamics Engineering Manager Bentley Motors Limited, UK NIO Co., Ltd., China Nikolas Tombazis Aeronautical Engineer / Racing Car Designer MAA Performance Limited & Visiting Professor, Imperial College London, UK CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Forum Day One/ Thursday, November 30, 2017 14:30-14:40 Keynote Speech [Afternoon Session 8:10-9:10 Registration with Coffee & Tea Chaired by Prof. Dr. -Ing Jochen Wiedemann]

Internéct on Faceboard 14:40-15:10 Aerodynamic Studies on the Underbody Parameters Ready for a picture? of DrivAer-Model with Respect to Ground Simulation Discover who else is participating in the Forum and be discovered on our faceboard. Chenyi Zhang Don’t forget your business cards! PhD Student IVK University of Stuttgart, Germany

9:10-9:20 Welcome & Opening Speech by the Organiser ► CFD ► Ground simulation ► DrivAer Maria Nikolopoulou ► Scale model testing Managing Director 15:10-15:40 EP9 Aerodynamic Features: Concepts and Realization Internect Limited, UK Bo Zhu 9:20-9:30 Keynote Speech Engineering Manager NIO Co., Ltd., China [Μorning Session Chaired by Dr. Antonia Terzi] ► 2016 NIO EP9 concept Dr. Antonia Terzi ► General requirement and layout Functional Manager Aerodynamics ► Aerodynamic features Bentley Motors Limited, UK ► Design validation 15:40-16:10 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition 9:30-10:00 Aerodynamic Development of the New Bentley Continental GT Craig Rowberry Technical Manager - Aerodynamics 16:10-16:40 Interactive Session - Panel Discussion: Bentley Motors Limited, UK CFD versus Wind Tunnel Testing ► The Aerodynamic process at Bentley Motors Limited Chaired by our Scientific Committee: ► Developing a vehicle as part of a large group Case study of a derivative ► Dr. Antonia Terzi Dr. Moni Islam Sponsor Functional Manager Head of Aerodynamics 10:00-10:10 BETA CAE Systems Presentation Aerodynamics Audi AG, Germany Sponsor Bentley Motors Limited, UK 10:10-10:20 Αltair Presentation

10:20-11:00 Interactive Session: Internéct at Speed Atsushi Ogawa Introduce yourself to the other participants with this series of brief Head of Aerodynamics, Adrian Gaylard one to one meetings. Thermal Management and Technical Specialist - Get to know the other delegates and “break the ice”. Acceleration Performance Computational Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Aerodynamics 11:00-11:30 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition Japan Jaguar Land Rover, UK

11:30-12:00 Developments in Exterior Water Management Simulation ► Can CFD replace wind tunnel testing? Cost-efficiency and reliability issues in comparison Adrian Gaylard ► Technical Specialist - Computational Aerodynamics ► Drawbacks and advantages of each simulation and measurement Jaguar Land Rover, UK technique ► Experiences/Conclusions ► Why surface contamination matters to vehicle manufacturers ► Issues surrounding exterior water management ► Experimental approaches 16:40-17:00 Closing Remarks by the Organisers ► Some of the latest numerical approaches illustrated by recent simulations of a-post overflow and side glass water dynamics Maria Nikolopoulou 12:00-12:30 New Developments in Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics at Audi Managing Director Internect Limited, UK Dr.-Ing. Andreas Businger Development Aerodynamics/ Aeroacoustics Audi AG, Germany 17:00-17:30 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition

► Insight into development process ► Benchmark and special features of Audi vehicles 17:30-19:00 Evening Workshops: Led by the Workshop leader, the aim of ► Outlook for future developments this session is to offer you the chance to interact with your peers, raise questions, share views and opinions in a targeted participant field. 12:30-13:00 Shape Factors Influencing Drag Rise at Yaw Workshop A: Workshop B: Author: Dr. Jeff Howell Passive and Active Flow Control for Wind Tunnel Testing & Simulation Visiting Research Fellow, Loughborough University, UK Drag Reduction Methods Presented by: Adrian Gaylard Mark Hesmondhalgh Dr. Moni Islam Technical Specialist - Computational Aerodynamics, Jaguar Land Rover, UK Aerodynamics Engineer Head of Aerodynamics Bentley Motors Limited, UK Audi AG, Germany ► The aerodynamic drag of a car is characterized by the zero yaw drag coefficient

► This is increasingly considered unrepresentative of drag in the real world

► Some account must be taken of the drag increase at yaw ► Shape factors that influence the drag rise at yaw are discussed 20:00 Dinner and Evening Event ► Conflicts with shape requirements for zero yaw drag are Enjoy our evening get-together with your colleagues in a considered relaxed atmosphere with live music entertainment, dinner and drinks. 13:00-14:30 Networking Lunch - Exhibition Forum Day Two/ Friday, December 1, 2017 13:30-13:40 Keynote Speech [Αfternoon Session Chaired by Adrian Gaylard] 8:30-9:00 Registration with Coffee & Tea Adrian Gaylard Technical Specialist - Computational Aerodynamics 9:00-9:10 Keynote Speech Jaguar Land Rover, UK [Morning Session Chaired by Dr. Moni Islam] Dr. Moni Islam 13:40-14:10 Computational Truck Aerodynamics Head of Aerodynamics, Guillaume Mercier Audi AG, Germany Expert Engineer, CFD Aerodynamics Scania CV, Sweden

9:10-9:40 2017 Technical Regulations: The New Challenge ► CFD Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics in the development of for F1 Aerodynamicists the Next Truck Generation Realistic wind conditions Franck Sanchez ► ► Convoy and drag reduction Principal Aerodynamicist Challenges Scuderia Toro Rosso, UK ►

► Main F1 technical regulations’ changes in 2017 14:10-14:40 Reducing Fuel Consumption by 30% for Long-haul Trucks? ► Impact on aerodynamics and car design Aerodynamic Challenges and Opportunities for the Volvo ► Wind tunnel testing restrictions (F1 Sporting Regulations) Concept Truck Anders Tenstam 9:40-10:20 Interactive Session: Internéct at Speed Technology Specialist Aerodynamics Introduce yourself to the other participants with this series of brief Volvo Group, Sweden one to one meetings. ► The Volvo Concept Truck project Get to know the other delegates and “break the ice”. ► Does hybrid long-haul for trucks make sense? ► What defines an “aerodynamic” truck? Concept development of VCT Aerodynamics 10:20-10:50 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition ► 14.40-15.10 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition 10:50-11:20 “Open vs Closed” Wheels Racecar Aerodynamics Alberto Maggioni Senior Aerodynamicist 15:10-15:40 Interactive Session- Team Debate with Q&As Sauber Motorsport AG, Switzerland Find your teammates from different companies among the Car architectures (regs driven) ► other delegates and share your views in a lively debate while Fundamental aero devices ► solving a technical question. ► Main aerodynamic differences between the categories ► Main aerodynamic development targets differences 15:40-15:50 Voting for the Best Automotive Supplier Award 11:20-11:50 Safety Improvements on LMP1-H Cars through Aerodynamics & Award Ceremony Changes Damien Favre 15.50-16:00 Closing Remarks by the Organiser Manager Aerodynamics Performance LMP1 Porsche AG, Germany Maria Nikolopoulou ► Problematic Methodology Managing Director ► Internect Limited, UK ► Proposals and results ► Implementation in the regulation 16.00-16.30 Refreshment & Networking Break - Exhibition 11:50-12:20 Aerodynamic Challenges at Volkswagen Motorsport Hervé Dechipre Aerodynamicist – CFD Engineer 16:30-18:00 Evening Workshops: Led by the Workshop leader, the aim of Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH, Germany this session is to offer you the chance to interact with your peers, raise questions, share views and opinions in a targeted participant field. ► Projects at VW motorsport ► CFD processes Workshop C: Workshop D: ► Methods CFD Methods, Resources Aerodynamics: Styling and ► Wind tunnel testing and Innovation Engineering Requirements, ► Shape optimization Challenges and Solutions Hervé Dechipre Dr. Sanjay Kumarasamy 12:20-13:30 Networking Lunch - Exhibition Aerodynamicist – CFD EGM - Global Aerodynamics Engineer, Tools and Strategy Volkswagen Motorsport General Motors Corporation, GmbH, Germany USA

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