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Aerodynamic Drag and Engine Cooling Effects on Class 8 Trucks in Platooning Configurations

Journal Article
2015-01-2896
ISSN: 1946-391X, e-ISSN: 1946-3928
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2896
Published September 29, 2015 by SAE International in United States
Aerodynamic Drag and Engine Cooling Effects on Class 8 Trucks in Platooning Configurations
Citation: Ellis, M., Gargoloff, J., and Sengupta, R., "Aerodynamic Drag and Engine Cooling Effects on Class 8 Trucks in Platooning Configurations," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 8(2):732-739, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2896.
Language: English

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