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Improving Fuel Efficiency of Tractor Trailer Trucks with Deturbulator Aero-Drag Reduction Sinhatech
- Format:
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Sinha, Sumon K., author.
- Conference Name:
- Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition (2008-10-07 : Chicago, Illinois, United States)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, PA SAE International 2008
- Summary:
- A new method for streamlining tractor-trailer trucks based on weakening turbulent vortices in regions of separated flow using a flexible surface Deturbulator tape patented by the author. Minimal Deturbulator application on the tractor-cab sides yielded 4% improved fuel mileage by de-energizing recirculating vortices in the tractor-trailer gap. The entire trailer, especially flatbeds with loads can be encapsulated within a quiescent separated bubble by extending Deturbulator application to the tractor. It makes the truck appear more streamlined to the airflow evidenced by 13-30% fuel economy improvement. The Deturbulator configured as a replaceable strip provides a cost effective fuel savings add-on for already streamlined class-8 tractors, which does not impede normal operations.
- Notes:
- Vendor supplied data
- Publisher Number:
- 2008-01-2602
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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