DOE's Effort to Reduce Truck Aerodynamic Drag Through Joint Experiments and Computations Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

McCallen, Rose, author.

Conference Name:

2005 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Conference (2005-11-01 : Rosemont, Illinois, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2005

Summary:

At 70 miles per hour, overcoming aerodynamic drag represents about 65% of the total energy expenditure for a typical heavy truck vehicle. The goal of this US Department of Energy supported consortium is to establish a clear understanding of the drag producing flow phenomena. This is being accomplished through joint experiments and computations, leading to the intelligent design of drag reducing devices. This paper will describe our objective and approach, provide an overview of our efforts and accomplishments related to drag reduction devices, and offer a brief discussion of our future direction

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Publisher Number:

2005-01-3511

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