The effectiveness of an aerodynamic boattail on a tractor/trailer road vehicle was measured in the NASA Ames Research Center 80- by 120 -Foot Wind Tunnel. Results are examined for the tractor/trailer with and without the drag reduction device. Pressure measurements and flow visualization show that the aerodynamic boattail traps a vortex or eddy in the corner formed between the device and the rear corner of the trailer. This recirculating flow turns the flow inward as it separates from the edges of the base of the trailer. This modified flow behavior incre ses the pressure acting over the base area of the truck, thereby reducing the net aerdynamic drag of the vehicle. Drag measurements and pressure distributions in the region of the boattail device are presented for selected configurations. The optimum configuration reduces the overall drag of the tractor/trailer combination by about 10 % at a zero yaw angle. Unsteady pressure measurements do not indicate strong vortex shedding, although the addition of the boattail plates increases high frequency content of the fluctuating pressure.


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    Titel :

    Aerodynamic performance of a drag reduction device on a full-scale tractor/trailer


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Aerodynamische Leistungsfähigkeit einer Luftwiderstandsverminderungsapparatur an einem maßstabsgestreuen Schlepper (Zugmaschine)/Anhänger


    Beteiligte:
    Lanser, W.R. (Autor:in) / Ross, J.C. (Autor:in) / Kaufman, A.E. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1991


    Format / Umfang :

    9 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 4 Quellen



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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