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Effect of the Frontal Edge Radius in a Platoon of Bluff Bodies

Journal Article
2016-01-8149
ISSN: 1946-391X, e-ISSN: 1946-3928
Published September 27, 2016 by SAE International in United States
Effect of the Frontal Edge Radius in a Platoon of Bluff Bodies
Citation: Gheyssens, T. and Van Raemdonck, G., "Effect of the Frontal Edge Radius in a Platoon of Bluff Bodies," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 9(2):371-380, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-8149.
Language: English

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