DOE's Effort to Reduce Truck Aerodynamic Drag Through Joint Experiments and Computations 2005-01-3511
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 intelligent design of drag reducing devices. This paper will describe our objective and approach, provide an overview of our efforts and accomplishments related to drag reduction devices, and offer a brief discussion of our future direction.
Citation: McCallen, R., Salari, K., Ortega, J., Castellucci, P. et al., "DOE's Effort to Reduce Truck Aerodynamic Drag Through Joint Experiments and Computations," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3511, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3511. Download Citation
Author(s):
Rose McCallen, Kambiz Salari, Jason Ortega, Paul Castellucci, John Paschkewitz, Craig Eastwood, Larry Dechant, Basil Hassan, W. David Pointer, Fred Browand, Charles Radovich, Tai Merzel, Dennis Plocher, Anthony Leonard, Mike Rubel, James Ross, J. T. Heineck, Stephen Walker, Bruce Storms, Christopher Roy, David Whitfield, Ramesh Pankajakshan, Lafayette Taylor, Kidambi Sreenivas, Robert Englar
Affiliated:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Southern California, Caltech, NASA Ames Research Center, Auburn University, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Georgia Tech Research Institute
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Heavy Vehicle Drag Reduction-Overviews, Multiple Trailer-Mounted Devices; Tires, Splash and Spray and Emissions; Full Scale Assessments-SP-1985
