Drag reduction mechanisms due to moving ground and wheel rotation in passenger cars

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Elofsson, Per ^a   Bannister, Mark ^a  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; WHEELS; WIND TUNNELS;

DRAG REDUCTION MECHANISM; ROTATING WHEELS; WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES;

DRAG REDUCTION;

EID: 85072456938     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2002-01-0531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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