Advanced aerodynamic devices to improve the performance, economics, handling and safety of Heavy Vehicles

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Englar, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; AERODYNAMICS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; DRAG REDUCTION; PNEUMATICS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; WIND TUNNELS;

ADDITIONAL BLOWING; AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY; DIRECTIONAL STABILITY; HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES; LIFT COEFFICIENT; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; RESISTANCE REDUCTION; SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85072453492     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-2072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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