Detailed experimental results of drag-reduction concepts on a generic tractor-trailer

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Storms, Bruce L ^a   Satran, Dale R ^b   Heineck, James T ^b   Walker, Stephen M ^b  

^a Aerospace Computing Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; DRAG REDUCTION; NASA; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRUCK TRAILERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AMES RESEARCH CENTERS; COMPLEX FLOW FIELD; CONVENTIONAL MODELING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; SURFACE PRESSURES; TRACTOR TRAILER;

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES;

EID: 85072468817     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-3525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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