A CFD Study Of The Aerodynamic Eects OfPlatooning Trucks

In the present work the aerodynamic forces on trucks driving in so-called platoon are investigated in a numerical fashion. Driving in platoon, or convoy, refers to in an orderly manner driving in a line, one truck after the other, taking advantage of the unrecovered _ow behind each truck. The phenom...

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Main Author: Norrby, David
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: KTH, Mekanik 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-203931