Delft

Class Class 1A
University Delft University of Technology (Hydrogen)
Car Number 504
Country Netherlands
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2930mm/1460mm/1100mm/1610mm
Track (front/rear) 1250mm/1200mm
Weight of car (no driver) 251 kg
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 144kg/175kg
Suspension (front/rear) Double unequal length A-arm. Pull rod actuated. Horizontally oriented spring and damper.
Tyres (front/rear) 521 x 152-330 / 521 x 178-330 [mm] R25B Hoosier
Wheels (front/rear) 165 mm wide, 2 pc Al Braid 13″ Wheels
Brakes (front/rear) 250mm/190mm hub mounted high carbon steel full floating discs
Chassis construction One piece tubular spaceframe, with detachable structural sidepods
Engine 2 x Agni 95-R
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc Nominal output: 16kW
Peak output: 30kW
Fuel Hydrogen
Fuel system In house designed 12kW hydrogen fuel cell and ultra capacitors
Max power/max torque 60 kW @ 6,000rpm/70 Nm @ 0-6,000 rpm
Transmission 2 x Single 219 chain
Differential None
Final drive 4,5:1

Delft

Forze is a hydrogen racing team which combines motorsport with clean technology. This combination is possible by making use of a fuel cell which runs on hydrogen. The only emission of the hydrogen vehicle is pure water. The hydrogen used by the team is produced from sustainable energy sources and ensures therefore that no harmful emissions are released during the process.
The team consists of more than 50 motivated students from the Technical University of Delft. Over the last three years the team has gained a lot of knowledge in the field of hydrogen racing. This knowledge, aided by the experience of the team, has been applied to develop a completely new hydrogen racing vehicle to compete in the Formula Student competition in Class 1A for the first time.
The new vehicle has a fuel cell system which has been developed entirely by the team itself. The new fuel cell system has an electrical power output of 12 kW and is aided by an energy buffer consisting of ultra-capacitors. This buffer enables the driver to have a temporary power boost so the car will accelerate much faster. Brake energy is also recovered and stored in the ultra-capacitors.
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Sam Collins has worked for Racecar Engineering for more than a decade. His passion for racing began during his work experience in the loom shop of Williams F1 aged 16 and he has been involved in the sport ever since. Sam attended Oxford Brookes University to study Automotive Engineering and has written for many publications since, including Motorsport News and Autosport. He is Associate Editor of Racecar Engineering