A Full Scale Class 8 Conventional Tractor-Trailer in the 99m Wind Tunnel National Research Council of Canada

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Schaub, Uwe W., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition (1988-11-07 : Indianapolis, Indiana, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1988

Summary:

This paper outlines the techniques used to install both a full scale and a half scale tractor-trailer model in the 99 meter National Research Council of Canada wind tunnel in Ottawa, Canada. The objectives were to measure the cooling drag of an active cooling system and to investigate the aerodynamic testing limits of long, yawed models inside a solid wall wind tunnel. The tunnel interference problem is discussed as it pertains to the upstream boundary, test section floor, downstream boundary, ceiling and side walls and tractor-trailer surface pressure measurements. A potential solution to the problem, however, is the subject of a follow-up paper

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Publisher Number:

881876

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