Oxford Brookes Racing Formula Student car with CFD streamlines

CFD
Aero Design

I’m a Motorsport Engineering student at Oxford Brookes University. Most of my work so far has been in aerodynamics, CFD and CAD through Oxford Brookes Racing and university projects.

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Patryk Dubaniewicz

Personal Profile

As a third-year Motorsport Engineering student at Oxford Brookes University, I have developed skills across several engineering disciplines, ranging from advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics to CAD surface design and back-end programming.

My ultimate goal is to become an aerodynamicist in Formula 1. To work towards it, I moved from Poland to the UK at the age of 18 to build industry connections and gain practical experience with the UK’s leading Formula Student team, Oxford Brookes Racing. There, I had the opportunity to manage several design and simulation projects as CFD Lead.

I also completed a mechanical engineering summer internship at Overdrive Racing. Working there broadened my perspective on what it takes to become a strong engineer and succeed in the industry. I am currently seeking summer or full-year placement roles where I can build on my skills and continue learning from experienced engineers.

Oxford Brookes Racing team at the 2026 car launch

Projects

01

Design Projects

Aerodynamic design, CAD modelling and university design work.

02

Simulation Projects

Simulation work completed as part of the Oxford Brookes Racing Fluid Dynamics team.

03

Testing Projects

Hands-on work that helped me compare simulation with real measurements and understand how parts are made.

Skills

01

Software Skills

STAR-CCM+Advanced

SolidWorksAdvanced

PythonAdvanced

DartAdvanced

CATIA V5Intermediate

ParaViewIntermediate

MATLABIntermediate

JavaIntermediate

OpenFOAMElementary

MultisimElementary

02

Soft Skills

01

Teamwork & leadership

Led the simulation team within the aerodynamics section of OBR, successfully meeting targets while focusing on learning and knowledge transfer.

02

Hard work & multitasking

Balanced top academic results with multiple Formula Student projects under tight deadlines.

03

Communication & positive mindset

Good at explaining complex concepts concisely, naturally optimistic and helpful towards colleagues.

04

Innovation

Constantly seeking unconventional methods to optimise and accelerate processes, improving team efficiency and turnaround time.

03

Technical Skills

01

CAD · SolidWorks, CATIA V5

Designed multiple Formula Student aerodynamic components in SolidWorks and surfaced a full model of the SR-71. Used CATIA V5 in industry at Overdrive Racing to design parts of the Hilux DKR upright and other components.

02

CFD · STAR-CCM+, ParaView

Simulated gearbox lubrication using SPH; set up DES, URANS and curved-domain simulations for Formula Student; and completed aerodynamic mapping and sensitivity analysis of a Formula Student car.

03

Coding · Java, Python

Developed CFD macros for running, pre-processing and post-processing simulations, as well as gathering and analysing results.

04

Data analysis · MATLAB

Used MATLAB to analyse tensile-test data from carbon-fibre specimens at different loading angles and correlate the results with hand calculations.

05

Aerodynamic testing

Worked with the team on flow-vis and wool-tuft testing of our Formula Student car, then correlated the results with simulations.

06

Wind tunnel operation

Assisted in the university wind tunnel while testing airfoil profiles at different angles of attack and calibrating yaw and Kiel probes.

CFD

My CFD tools

Two quick calculators for boundary-layer meshing and transient timestep setup.

Prism Layer Calculator

WALL

LIVE LAYER PROFILE

Number of prism layers20
Growth Rate 1.320Optimal growth
Near-wall thickness1.269E-5 m
Total thickness2.038E-2 m
Reynolds number1.974E+6

Flat-plate estimate. Check the resulting Y+ after solving and refine the mesh if required.

CFL Calculator

Δt = CFL · Δx / U
Time step8.33333e-5seconds
LIVE COUNTERTime steps passed0

0.00 s of simulated wall-clock playback

Get in
touch.

If you want to talk about motorsport, aerodynamics, simulation work or a possible role, feel free to send me an email.