Abstract A detailed analysis of the effect of inter-vehicle distance on the flow structure of a two-model platoon is presented. Simulations are made for two Ahmed bodies with a slant angle of and for three inter-vehicle distances, and 1. The Reynolds number based on the body height was 30000. A drag increase was observed for the follower with , compared to the drag value of a single body in isolation. To explain the underlying reasons for the increase in drag, various instantaneous and time-averaged plots are presented and compared for different distances, and a significant change in flow structure was found in flows between the set-ups with and .
Large Eddy Simulations of Flow Around Two Generic Vehicles in a Platoon
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows (ICJWSF2015) ; 4 ; 283-288
Springer Proceedings in Physics ; 185 , 4
2016-01-01
6 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Large Eddy Simulations of Flow Around Two Generic Vehicles in a Platoon
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