Aerodynamic study of a production tractor trailer combination using simulation and wind tunnel methods

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Heinecke, Mathew ^a   Beedy, Jeremy ^b   Horrigan, Kevin ^b   Sengupta, Raja ^a  

^a VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^b EXA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRUCK TRAILERS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; EMISSION STANDARD; EXTERIOR DESIGNS; GROUND CONDITIONS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; TRACTOR TRAILER;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 85072359143     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2010-01-2040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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