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Fully variable intake system

Material: Carbon fibre-reinforced plastic, aluminium
University: Munich Technical College, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aviation Technology and Automotive Engineering, Prof. Alexander Horoschenkoff
Student: Tobias Maurer, Salmdorf
Contact: www.fhm.edu
             www.fhm-racing.de

Description
The intake system of the new car of the FHM racing team consists of aluminium and 80% carbon fibre-reinforced plastic. The system works according to the principle of a rotary slide valve control where a pivoted roller inside the airbox body is equipped with flow windows which, depending on the angle position of the roller, release the flow cross-sectional area at a particular position of the radially running intake pipes. The function is ensured with a self-programmed micro-control switch and the corresponding self-programmed software.

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