Effect of single wide tires and trailer aerodynamics on fuel economy and NOx emissions of class 8 line-haul tractor-trailers

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Bachman, L Joseph ^a   Erb, Anthony ^a   Bynum, Cheryl L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TIRES; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRUCK TRAILERS;

EMISSIONS REDUCTION; HIGHWAY OPERATIONS; LINE-HAUL TRACTORS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PORTABLE EMISSIONS MONITORING; STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC; TEST PROCEDURES;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 85072477263     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-3551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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