HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012 A Message from Jerome Greenhalgh, Team Principal It is only in writing this section of the Newsletter that I am able to perceive exactly how much the team achieves every month. Although all the team members communicate their actions and I am involved in many of the decisions that are made it is always very satisfying to see that all the hard work does pay off. Naturally the support we get from our sponsors, members of the Engineering department and other interested parties all go a long way to helping the team move forward in our endeavours. The big news this month is that several of the main components of the car have arrived with the Engine being delivered in the second week of February giving the team a very good idea of the exact size of the engine and the work that remained to be done. Our event on the 8th of February gave the team the opportunity to unveil the chassis that would be used as the foundations of the car, this is down to one of our Silver Sponsors: EdwinSnowdens & Co. With many more components on order and arriving on a regular basis all that remains is taking these ingredients and ensuring that they all work together to give the team a car to race in July. To give all that have been involved a chance to see the car first hand the team plan to unveil the car on the 22nd of March at an event held at the University. Details are to follow in the next few days so please contact the team if you would be interested in attending. Finally the team have secured the support of two more sponsors, Gassco AS and Creative Graphics International, whose support is much appreciated and goes to show the value of the teams activities as perceived from outside the University. Thank you for your continued support and interest in the team’s activities, I hope you enjoy reading up on the team’s endeavours this month. Jerome Greenhalgh Formula Student Team Principal Hull University TEAM PRINCIPAL Jerome Greenhalgh 3 rd Yr Mechanical Engineering HEAD OF ENGINEERING Brian Houston MEng PhD Student TEAM MEMBERS PhD Student Imran Khan MEng 3 rd Yr Mechanical Engineering Charles Hexter Aishwarya Gowda Yatine Nirvan Amit Jimi Joice Joseph Nur Afiqah Yaya Pouyan Mehryar Suva Tamang James Bright Lim ‘David’ Seck 2nd Yr Mechanical Engineering Mayank Sharma Simon Baker Daniel Padmore Jack James Linda Paine Guy Wiseman 1st Yr Mechanical Engineering Alistair Nicholson Calvin Pritchard George Kersey Richard Perkins HUFS Bulletin Bringing Team News and Updates Straight to your Inbox
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HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012
A Message from Jerome Greenhalgh, Team Principal
It is only in writing this section of the Newsletter that I am able to perceive exactly how much the team achieves every month. Although all the team members communicate their actions and I am involved in many
of the decisions that are made it is always very satisfying to see that all the hard work does pay off. Naturally the support we get from our sponsors, members of the Engineering department and other interested parties all go a long way to helping the team move forward in our endeavours.
The big news this month is that several of the main components of the car have arrived with the Engine being delivered in the second week of February giving the team a very good idea of the exact size of the engine and the work that remained to be done. Our event on the 8th of February gave the team the opportunity to unveil the chassis that would be used as the foundations of the car, this is down to one of our Silver Sponsors: Edwin-‐Snowdens & Co. With many more components on order and arriving on a regular basis all that remains is taking these ingredients and ensuring that they all work together to give the team a car to race in July.
To give all that have been involved a chance to see the car first hand the team plan to unveil the car on the 22nd of March at an event held at the University. Details are to follow in the next few days so please contact the team if you would be interested in attending.
Finally the team have secured the support of two more sponsors, Gassco AS and Creative Graphics International, whose support is much appreciated and goes to show the value of the teams activities as perceived from outside the University. Thank you for your continued support and interest in the team’s activities, I hope you enjoy reading up on the team’s endeavours this month.
Jerome GreenhalghFormula Student Team PrincipalHull University
TEAM PRINCIPAL Jerome Greenhalgh3rd Yr Mechanical Engineering
HUFS BulletinBringing Team News and Updates Straight to your Inbox
HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012
Sponsor NewsChassis Returned!This month was a very significant one for the team as the first ever chassis that had b e e n d e s i g n e d a t t h e university was delivered back to the University. T h e c h a s s i s w a s welded at Edwin-‐Snowdens & Co, who specialise in the manufacture of Pressure v e s s e l s , b y 3 r d y e a r appren]ce welder James Brown. The ini]al prepara]on of the material had be carried out by team members at the University before sending it to be welded together. The support that Edwin-‐Snowdens & Co have given has not only resulted in them being able to support the undergraduates in the team but also use Formula Student to develop other aspiring engineers such as James by giving him valuable experience. A big thank you goes out to the staff at Edwin-‐Snowden & Co for their support and their hard work.
Gassco AS: A Golden Contribution.The team are delighted to announce the final Gold sponsor to become involved with the team; Gassco AS, based in Easington on the East cost of the UK and forming part of the large Norwegian Firm Gassco. The Easington site received 16.2 Billion Cubic Metres of Norwegian gas in 2009, just over 65% of all the Norwegian Gas delivered to the UK. The team are delighted to welcome this large and pres]gious organisa]on on board and their involvement demonstrates the value that is placed on the Formula Student compe]]on by engineering firms. Their support will go a long way into helping the team achieve their aims at the compe]]on later on in the year.
Creative Graphics International: A Silver SponsorThe team are also very proud to welcome a world leader in specialised branding solu]ons; Crea]ve Graphics Interna]onal. The support offered will help make the Hull Challenger a very aesthe]cally pleasing car but will also promote all of our sponsors in the manner in which they deserve and have come to expect. The team look forward to working with CGI Visual to produce the sponsor decals to be added to the body work of the car.
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The Development of the HU-ChallengerOver the last month we have made a big push to buy all the remaining components we needed for the car. Here is a breakdown of some of the new components that have arrived.
A big stepping stone has been and gone with the arrival of the fully welded chassis. We can now begin agaching components as our next goal is to have a rolling chassis complete by the end of March. Thanks again to Edwin-‐Snowden & Co. for their support.
O u r wh e e l s have arrived. These are from a Ford Escort Ral ly car so already have a bit of racing e x p e r i e n c e .
They are made from magnesium so are nice and light for their size reducing the unsprung weight of each corner of the car.
As more components are bought CAD renders are created to give the team an idea of what the a s s emb l i e s will look like, such as the front wheel a s s e m b l y (shown) with hub, upright, b r a k e d i s k and caliper.
HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012
An ajer market exhaust system to help get as much torque out of the engine as possible. Arrived on the 25th of February, and will soon be mounted to the engine.
J e rome and B r i an posing with the engine in a photo-‐shoot for the University News. The engine we are using is a stock Honda CBR 600RR from 2005. Supplied to us by AB P e r f o rman c e , o u r technical partner.
At the ]me of going to press the team were hotly an]cipa]ng the arrival of the body panels
manufactured by Linecross using moulds (shown) manufactured by Progressive CNC.
Our new chain drive differen]al, spare sprocket, tripod housings with Brake disk mounts and special bolt set are now complete and on their way to us . Many thanks to Westgarage Engineering for their quick turnaround ]me.
HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012
In addi]on to the new parts that are arriving for the car we are also constantly striving to update and improve the designs for the components we are manufacturing in house. Using the wheel it has been possible to model the exact space available for the brakes, hubs and uprights allowing for the suspension geometries to be worked on. This has also allowed for the exact placement of the differen]al and finalisa]on of our backplate design so that it can be manufactured on the
University’s CNC machine.
Above: The new wheels modeled in Solid Works 2011 with the
hub designs (not shown).
As a team we are also growing more and more confident with the addi]on of more defined roles, meaning we know who is doing what and when. This is allowing us to cover more things in depth and explore all parts of the car at every mee]ng. The weekly mee]ngs (shown) allow the team members to bring all their ideas and informa]on to the table.
Events…The Team has been busy once again in terms of Events. On the 8th February we unveiled the
chassis and our engine during a presenta]on by the Team Principal as well as a guest speaker, John Adams, who shared his experiences from when he took part in the compe]]on a couple of years ago and how this helped him in his professional life ajer University. It’s not all work and no play this month as the team went Go-‐Kar]ng on the 29th of February. It was chance for the team to bond as well as pick out any hidden talent anyone has behind the wheel.
The next event that the team will be holding will be on the 22nd of March where the rolling chassis will be unveiled. This will be an ideal opportunity to see the shape of the car and what it will look like at the compe]]on. This will also be an opportunity to meet the team members and gain an understanding of the different tasks that have been undertaken by the individuals that make up the team. More details to follow.
HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION 1ST MARCH 2012
Sponsors & BenefactorsThe team relies solely on sponsorship from companies for its finance as well as the ]me and energy of its team members and the support of the Engineering Department. Every contribu]on is gratefully accepted and a variety of different adver]sing op]ons are available. Please use the enclosed contact details if you are interested in becoming involved.
The team wishes to thank all our current sponsors for their support:
Platinum SponsorThe Swift Groupwww.swiftgroup.co.uk
Gold SponsorSargent Electricalsargentshop.co.uk
Linecrosswww.linecross.co.uk
Progressive CNCwww.progressivecnc.co.uk
Gassco ASwww.gassco.no
Silver SponsorEdwin-Snowden and Co Ltd.www.edwin-snowden.co.uk
CGI Visualwww.cgi-visual.com
Bronze SponsorsMollart Engineeringwww.mollart.com
Locate Supplies Ltd. www.locatesupplies.co.uk
Bensons for Bedswww.bensonsforbeds.co.uk
Wren Kitchenswww.wrenkitchens.com
INTERESTED?If you are interested in the developments of the team or would like to get involved please do not hesitate to contact one of the team leaders. Any form of he lp would be grac ious ly accepted.
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Newsletter Edited by
J. Greenhalgh & S. Baker
If you have any comments please contact Jerome Greenhalgh directly using the afore mentioned details
Images courtesy of Hull University Formula Student team and relevant companies. No reproduction of these images without the explicit written permission from the team or the respective companies.
