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Wind Noise and Drag Optimization Test Method for Sail-Mounted Exterior Mirrors
Technical Paper
2003-01-1702
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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An L18 Taguchi-style Design of Experiments (DOE) with eight factors was used to optimize exterior mirrors for wind noise and drag. Eighteen mirror properties were constructed and tested on a full size greenhouse buck at the Lockheed low-speed wind tunnel in Marietta, GA. Buck interior sound data and drag measurements were taken at 80 MPH wind speed (0° yaw angle).
Key wind noise parameters were the fore/aft length of mirror housing and the plan view angle of the mirror housing's inboard surface.
Key drag parameters were the fore/aft length of the mirror housing, the cross-section shape of the mirror pedestal, and the angle of the pedestal (relative to the wind).
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Iacovoni, D., Zeuty, E., and Morello, D., "Wind Noise and Drag Optimization Test Method for Sail-Mounted Exterior Mirrors," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-1702, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1702.Also In
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