Aerodynamics overview of the ground transportation systems (GTS) project for heavy vehicle drag reduction

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Gutierrez, Walter T ^a   Hassan, Basil ^a   Croll, Robert H ^a   Rutledge, Walter H ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; WIND TUNNELS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BASELINE GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY DESIGNS; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; STATE OF THE ART; TRACTOR TRAILER;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 85072433037     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/960906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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