Over-the-road tests of sealed aft cavities on tractor trailers

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Grover, K ^a   Visser, K D ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE TESTING; AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; ROADS AND STREETS; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRUCK TRAILERS;

CAVITY GEOMETRY; NEW YORK; ROAD TESTS; TRACTOR TRAILER;

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES;

EID: 85072412052     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-3529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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