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The Development of Techniques to Measure Vehicle Spray on Wet Roads
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Fleet Week
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English
Abstract
Several techniques have been developed to measure the relative amount of splash and spray produced by vehicles when driven on wet roads at highway speeds under controlled conditions. This paper discusses considerations in the development of measurement techniques such as those utilizing photographs, a photometer, densitometer, spraymeter, and spray collector.
The development of each technique is described. Some test data utilizing the photometer and densitometer techniques are presented in a comparison of two different trucks run on two different road surfaces with new and worn tires, fully loaded and unloaded, and under light and heavy road moisture conditions.
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Ritter, T., "The Development of Techniques to Measure Vehicle Spray on Wet Roads," SAE Technical Paper 740526, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/740526.Also In
References
- Ritter T. E. “Spray Protector Testing on Trucks.” Southwest Research Institute, Report No. AR-848 December 1972
- Kamm Irmin O. Wray Gilbert A. “Suppression of Water Spray on Wet Roads.” SAE Transactions 80 1971 paper 710120
- Sherard Thurman D. “Suppression of Vehicle Splash and Spray.” SAE Transactions 82 1973 paper 730718
- Sherard Therman D. “Can We Do Away with Splash and Spray.” Traffic Safety November 1971