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Progress in Reducing Aerodynamic Drag for Higher Efficiency of Heavy Duty Trucks (Class 7-8)
Technical Paper
1999-01-2238
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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English
Abstract
This paper describes research and development for reducing the aerodynamic drag of heavy vehicles by demonstrating new approaches for the numerical simulation and analysis of aerodynamic flow. In addition, greater use of newly developed computational tools holds promise for reducing the number of prototype tests, for cutting manufacturing costs, and for reducing overall time to market.
Experimental verification and validation of new computational fluid dynamics methods are also an important part of this approach. Experiments on a model of an integrated tractor-trailer are underway at NASA Ames Research Center and the University of Southern California. Companion computer simulations are being performed by Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology using state-of- the-art techniques, with the intention of implementing more complex methods in the future.
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Authors
- Rose McCallen - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Richard Couch - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Juliana Hsu - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Fred Browand - University of Southern California
- Mustapha Hammache - University of Southern California
- Anthony Leonard - California Institute of Technology
- Mark Brady - California Institute of Technology
- Kambiz Salari - Sandia National Laboratories
- Walter Rutledge - Sandia National Laboratories
- James Ross - NASA Ames Research Center
- Bruce Storms - NASA Ames Research Center
- J.T. Heineck - On contract to NASA Ames from Aerospace Computing, Inc.
- David Driver - On contract to NASA Ames from Aerospace Computing, Inc.
- James Bell - On contract to NASA Ames from Aerospace Computing, Inc.
- Gregory Zilliac - On contract to NASA Ames from Aerospace Computing, Inc.
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McCallen, R., Couch, R., Hsu, J., Browand, F. et al., "Progress in Reducing Aerodynamic Drag for Higher Efficiency of Heavy Duty Trucks (Class 7-8)," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2238, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2238.Also In
References
- Highway Statistics 1992 207 US Government Printing Office, SSOP Washington DC
- Croll, R. H. Gutierrez, W. T. Hassan, B. Suazo, J. E. Riggins, A. J. “Experimental Investigation of the Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) Project for Heavy Vehicle Drag Reduction,” SAE paper 960907 1996