Admittance function to evaluate aerodynamic loads on vehicles: Experimental data and numerical model

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-106

  Tomasini, Gisella ^a   Cheli, Federico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic admittance function; Aerodynamic loads; Characteristic wind curves; Cross wind; Non stationary; Wind tunnel tests

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC ADMITTANCE FUNCTION; CHARACTERISTIC WIND CURVES; CROSS-WIND; NONSTATIONARY; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; NUMERICAL MODELS; VEHICLES;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84875380429     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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