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Wind Tunnel and Track Tests of Class 8 Tractors Pulling Single and Tandem Trailers Fitted with Side Skirts and Boat-tails

Journal Article
2012-01-0104
ISSN: 1946-391X, e-ISSN: 1946-3928
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0104
Published April 16, 2012 by SAE International in United States
Wind Tunnel and Track Tests of Class 8 Tractors Pulling Single and Tandem Trailers Fitted with Side Skirts and Boat-tails
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Citation: Cooper, K., "Wind Tunnel and Track Tests of Class 8 Tractors Pulling Single and Tandem Trailers Fitted with Side Skirts and Boat-tails," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 5(1):1-17, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0104.
Language: English

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