Vortex breakdown contribution to the drag reduction of automotive vehicles: numerical approach;Contribution de l'éclatement tourbillonnaire à la réduction de la traînée des véhicules automobiles : approche numérique

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 334, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 368-372

  Lehugeur, Benjamin ^a   Gilliéron, Patrick ^a   Ivanić, Tanja ^a  

^a RENAULT   (France)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Car; Drag; Fluid mechanics; Longitudinal vortex; Vortex breakdown

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AUTOMOBILES; DRAG; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SWIRLING FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33744994732     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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