Road and wind-tunnel tests are presented which examine the drag coefficient reductions from aerodynamic devices fitted to three trucks.A modified SAE Type II procedure utilising an instrumented chase car, evaluated on-road, constant-speed drag reductions as a function of yaw angle. At 100 km/h, turbulence intensities of 1% - 4% were measured.The wind-tunnel results generally overestimated drag savings, particularly at high yaw angles. This was greater for cabin deflectors than for solid fairings. Simulating higher turbulence intensities gave improved agreement and it is argued that turbulence is a dominant modelling parameter.


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    Title :

    Wind-Tunnel Modelling off Commercial Vehicle Drag-Reducing Devices: Three Case Studies


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Autotechnologies Conference and Exposition ; 1987



    Publication date :

    1987-01-20




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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