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Practical Devices for Heavy Truck Aerodynamic Drag Reduction
Technical Paper
2007-01-1781
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This paper presents the impact of a number of practical add-on devices on reducing aerodynamic drag for tractor/semi trailer combination trucks. The evaluations were conducted via reduced scale wind tunnel testing. Sub-scale testing is a very efficient and accurate method to conduct trade studies and evaluate alternate shapes. The test focused on three areas within the tractor-trailer system: tractor-trailer gap, trailer sides and trailer wake. A 23% aerodynamic drag reduction was demonstrated by utilizing trailer skirts, base plates and lengthened side extenders and air fairing. A 20% drag reduction was also demonstrated for several combinations of devices.
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Schoon, R. and Pan, F., "Practical Devices for Heavy Truck Aerodynamic Drag Reduction," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-1781, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-1781.Also In
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