The flow around a simplified tractor-trailer model studied by large eddy simulation

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-47

  Östh, Jan ^a   Krajnović, Siniša ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bluff body aerodynamics; CFD; Gap flow; Large eddy simulation; Simplified tractor trailer; Tandem configuration; Vehicle aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLOW FIELDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROAD VEHICLES; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); VORTICITY;

BLUFF BODY AERODYNAMICS; GAP FLOWS; TANDEM CONFIGURATION; TRACTOR TRAILER; VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 84856168192     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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