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A Cost-Effective Alternative to Moving Floor Wind Tunnels in Order to Calculate Rolling Resistance and Aerodynamic Drag Coefficients

Journal Article
2014-01-0620
ISSN: 1946-3995, e-ISSN: 1946-4002
Published April 01, 2014 by SAE International in United States
A Cost-Effective Alternative to Moving Floor Wind Tunnels in Order to Calculate Rolling Resistance and Aerodynamic Drag Coefficients
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Citation: Hausmann, A. and Depcik, C., "A Cost-Effective Alternative to Moving Floor Wind Tunnels in Order to Calculate Rolling Resistance and Aerodynamic Drag Coefficients," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 7(2):703-713, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-0620.
Language: English

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