Computational study of flow around a simplified car body

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 1207-1217

  Guilmineau, Emmanuel ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES FLUIDES   (France)

Author keywords

Automotive aerodynamics; Bluff body flow; Turbulence simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLOW STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AUTOMOTIVE AERODYNAMICS; BLUFF BODY FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLOW STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 44649106384     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2007.06.041     Document Type: Article

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