Assessment of the adequacy of various wind tunnel techniques to obtain aerodynamic data for ground vehicles in cross winds

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 49-68

  Baker, C J ^a   Humphreys, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; GROUND VEHICLES; LIFT; SIMULATION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC MOMENTS; CROSS WINDS; LIFT FORCE COEFFICIENTS; MOVING MODEL RIG;

AERODYNAMICS;

VEHICLES; WIND TUNNEL MODELLING; WINDS;

EID: 0030115243     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6105(96)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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