Aerodynamic forces on truck models, including two trucks in tandem

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Hammache, M ^a   Michaelian, M ^a   Browand, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; DRAG; FLOW SEPARATION; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DRAG BEHAVIOR; GAP SEPARATION; PLANE-OF-SYMMETRY; VARIABLE SPACING; VERTICAL EDGES; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

TRUCK TRAILERS;

EID: 85072457925     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2002-01-0530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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