Doe's effort to reduce truck aerodynamic drag - joint experiments and computations lead to smart design

Rose C. McCallen, Kambiz Salari, Jason M. Ortega, Larry J. DeChant, Basil Hassan, Christopher J. Roy, W. David Pointer, Fred Browand, Mustapha Hammache, Tsun Ya Hsu, Anthony Leonard, Mike Rubel, Philippe Chatalain, Robert Englar, James Ross, D. Satran, James T. Heineck, Stephen Walker, D. Yaste, B. Storms

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Abstract

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 'smart' design of drag reducing devices. This paper will describe our objective and approach, provide an overview of our efforts and accomplishments, and discuss our future direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit 2004 - Portland, OR, United States
Duration: Jun 28 2004Jul 1 2004

Publication series

Name34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit

Conference

Conference34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit 2004
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland, OR
Period06/28/0407/1/04

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