Computational prediction of aerodynamic forces for a simplified integrated tractor-trailer geometry

34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Salari, Kambiz ^a,b   Ortega, Jason M ^a,b   Castellucci, Paul J ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NTED ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FORECASTING; NASA; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TURBULENCE MODELS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTIONS; DRAG PREDICTION; RANS TURBULENCE MODELS; SEPARATED FLOWS; SURFACE PRESSURES; TRACTOR TRAILER; TWO-EQUATION MODEL;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 85086617958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-2253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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