Optimizing the aerodynamic efficiency of intermodal freight trains

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 820-834

  Lai, Yung Cheng ^a   Barkan, Christopher P L ^a   Önal, Hayri ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Energy efficiency; Fuel use; Loading assignment; Railroad intermodal transportation; Urban freight

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; AERODYNAMIC LOADING; ASSIGNMENT MODELS; FREIGHT TRAINS; FUEL USE; INTEGER PROGRAM- MING; INTERMODAL FREIGHT; LOADING ASSIGNMENT; RAILROAD INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; URBAN FREIGHT;

RAILROADS;

AERODYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 52249114253     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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