HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION

1ST MARCH 2012

HUFS Bulletin
Bringing Team News and Updates Straight to your Inbox

TEAM PRINCIPAL

Jerome Greenhalgh
3rd Yr Mechanical Engineering HEAD OF ENGINEERING

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 teams activities, I hope you enjoy reading up on the teams endeavours this month. Jerome Greenhalgh Formula Student Team Principal Hull University

Brian Houston MEng

PhD Student TEAM MEMBERS PhD Student

Imran Khan MEng

3rd 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

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Sponsor News
Chassis Returned! This month was a very signicant one for the team as the rst 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 sta at Edwin- Snowden & Co for their support and their hard work.

Gassco AS: A Golden Contribution. The team are delighted to announce the nal 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 rms. 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 Sponsor The team are also very proud to welcome a world leader in specialised branding solu]ons; Crea]ve Graphics Interna]onal. The support oered 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-Challenger

Over 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 w h e e l s have arrived. These are from a Ford Escort Rally 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 e m b 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.

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J e r o m e a n d B r i a n 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 r m a n c e , o u r technical partner.

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.

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 dieren]al, spare sprocket, tripod housings with Brake disk mounts and special bolt set are now complete and on their w a y t o u s . M a n y t h a n k s t o Westgarage Engineering for their quick turnaround ]me.

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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 Above: The new wheels modeled in Solid Works 2011 with the dieren]al and nalisa]on of our backplate hub designs (not shown). design so that it can be manufactured on the Universitys CNC machine. As a team we are also growing more and more condent with the addi]on of more dened 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. Its 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 dierent tasks that have been undertaken by the individuals that make up the team. More details to follow.

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Sponsors & Benefactors

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 h e l p wo u l d b e g r a c i o u s ly accepted.

The team relies solely on sponsorship from companies for its nance 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 dierent 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 Sponsor

Team Leaders
Jerome Greenhalgh
E-mail: jerome.greenhalgh@googlemail.com Mobile: 07936 849 937

The Swift Group

www.swiftgroup.co.uk Gold Sponsor

Sargent Electrical
sargentshop.co.uk

Brian Houston
E-mail: brianhouston@hotmial.co.uk Mobile: 07891 029 289 Please visit the Hull University Formula Student team website at www.hull.ac.uk/formulastudent or on the Team Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Please follow us on Twitter @HullFS 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.

Linecross

www.linecross.co.uk

Progressive CNC Gassco AS

www.gassco.no Silver Sponsor

www.progressivecnc.co.uk

Edwin-Snowden and Co Ltd.

www.edwin-snowden.co.uk

CGI Visual

www.cgi-visual.com Bronze Sponsors

Mollart Engineering
www.mollart.com

Locate Supplies Ltd.

www.locatesupplies.co.uk

Bensons for Beds

www.bensonsforbeds.co.uk

Wren Kitchens
www.wrenkitchens.com