A study of reynolds number effects and drag-reduction concepts on a generic tractor-trailer

34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Storms, Bruce L ^a,b   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

DRAG REDUCTION; NASA; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOFS; TRACTORS (TRUCK); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

CONVENTIONAL MODELING; GROUND CLEARANCE; MINIMAL EFFECTS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; REYNOLDS NUMBER EFFECT; TRACTOR TRAILER; YAW ANGLES;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 85087601385     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-2251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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