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Development of a Wind Tunnel Test Section for Evaluation of Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag at a scale of 1:3

Journal Article
2013-01-2455
ISSN: 1946-391X, e-ISSN: 1946-3928
Published September 24, 2013 by SAE International in United States
Development of a Wind Tunnel Test Section for Evaluation of Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag at a scale of 1:3
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Citation: McArthur, D., Burton, D., Thompson, M., and Sheridan, J., "Development of a Wind Tunnel Test Section for Evaluation of Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag at a scale of 1:3," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 6(2):522-528, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-2455.
Language: English

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