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 |
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.