A computational and experimental analysis of the flow around a tractor-trailer

Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 2053-2061

  Mathur, Gaurav S ^a   Taghavi, Ray ^a   Hale, Richard ^a   Bianchi, Silvia ^a   Myburgh, Riaan ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACTOR TRAILER; TURBULENCE MODEL; VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL; VISCOUS TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33646560962     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2005-77324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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