Pollution control by reduction of drag on cars and buses through platooning

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Mitra, Debojyoti ^a   Mazumdar, Asis ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Bus; Car; Drag minimisation; Fuel consumption; Platoon

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FUEL CONSUMPTION; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE;

DRAG MINIMIZATION; INTER-VEHICLE SPACING; PLATOON;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

FUEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PLACE NAME;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EXHAUST GAS; HIGHWAY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT;

EID: 34548074500     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.014504     Document Type: Article

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