Contribution of Add-On Components to the Aerodynamic Drag of a Cab-Over Truck-Trailer Combination Vehicle

SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 477-485

  Burton, David ^a,b   McArthur, Damien ^a   Sheridan, John ^a   Thompson, Mark ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Monash University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING; TRUCK TRAILERS; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

BASE PRESSURE; DRAG MEASUREMENT; FORCE BALANCES; FORWARD SPEED; FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; OPEN JET FACILITIES; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG;

EID: 84886627544     PISSN: 1946391X     EISSN: 19463928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-2428     Document Type: Article

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