The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses, and Trains
Title:
The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses, and Trains
ISBN:
9783540444190
Edition:
1st ed. 2004.
Publication Information New:
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Physical Description:
XII, 567 p. 592 illus., 293 illus. in color. online resource.
Series:
Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, 19
Contents:
Aerodynamics and Other Efficiencies in Transporting Goods -- Commercial Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction: Historical Perspective as a Guide -- The Status of Detached-Eddy Simulation for Bluff Bodies -- Exploring the Flow Around a Simplified Bus with Large Eddy Simulation and Topological Tools -- Unsteady Flow Around Cylinders with Cavities -- Complex CFD for Everyday Use - Practical Applications for Vehicle Analysis -- Large Eddy Simulation of Flow Around the Ahmed Body -- Detached-Eddy Simulation of the Ground Transportation System -- Time Dependent vs. Steady State Calculations of External Aerodynamics -- Aerodynamics of Ground Vehicles - Toward Reliable and Affordable CFD -- Improved Tractor-Trailer Integration and Aerodynamics Through the Use of CFD -- Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulence Via Lattice Boltzmann Based Approach: Fundamental Physics and Practical Applications -- Aspects of CFD Application to Vehicle Aerodynamic Design -- PIV Study of the Near Wake of a Pickup Truck -- Applications of DDPIV to Studies Associated with Road Vehicles -- Molecular Tagging Velocimetry (MTV) and Its Automotive Applications -- Quantitative Flow Visualization for Large Scale Wind Tunnels -- An Experimental Study of the Generic Conventional Model (GCM) in the NASA Ames 7-by-10-Foot Wind Tunnel -- The Measurement of Wake and Gap Flows of the Generic Conventional Truck Model (GCM) Using Three-Component PIV -- On the Aerodynamics of Tractor-Trailers -- RANS Simulations of a Simplified Tractor/Trailer Geometry -- Computational Simulation of a Heavy Vehicle Trailer Wake -- Drag Reduction of Two-Dimensional Bodies by Addition of Boat Tails -- Drag Reduction of a Tractor-Trailer Using Planar Boat Tail Plates -- RANS Simulations of Passive and Active Drag Reduction Devices for a Road Vehicle -- Pneumatic Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction, Safety Enhancement, and Performance Improvement -- Base Flaps and Oscillatory Perturbations to Decrease Base Drag -- Use of Computational Aerodynamics for Commercial Vehicle Development at DaimlerChrysler -- Numerical Simulation of the Flow About a Train Model -- Adaptation of Eddy-Viscosity Turbulence Models to Unsteady Separated Flow Behind Vehicles -- Simulation of Vehicle Aerodynamics Using a Vortex Element Method -- Energetic and CFD Modeling Considerations of Thermal Management -- Measurement of Underhood Temperatures with Various Ventilations -- Measurement and Analysis of Underhood Ventilation Air Flow and Temperatures for an Off-Road Machine -- Flow Field and Thermal Management Analysis of an Armored Vehicle Engine Compartment -- Experiments and CFD in Train Aerodynamics: A Young and Turbulent Association Full of Potential -- Recent Studies of Train Slipstreams -- Aerodynamic Effects in Railway Tunnels as Speed is Increased -- Flow-Induced Vibration of High-Speed Trains in Tunnels -- How to Reduce the Cross Wind Sensitivity of Trains -- CFD Study of Side Wind Effects on a High Speed Train -- Commercial CFD Code Validation for Heavy-Vehicle External Aerodynamics Simulation -- Computational Parametric Study on External Aerodynamics of Heavy Trucks -- Applicability of the Vortex Methods for Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles -- Development of a Wind Tunnel Model Mounting Configuration for Heavy Duty Trucks. -- A Ground-Based Research Vehicle for Base Drag Studies at Subsonic Speeds -- Splash and Spray Measurement and Control: Recent Progress in Quebec -- Wind-Tunnel Evaluation of an Aerodynamic Heat Exchanger -- Automated Driving of Trucks and Buses: Opportunities for Increasing Productivity and Safety While Reducing Fuel Use and Emissions -- Author Index.
Abstract:
This book includes the carefully edited contributions to the United Engineering Foundation Conference: The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses and Trains held in Monterey, California from December 2-6, 2002. This conference brought together 90 leading engineering researchers discussing the aerodynamic drag of heavy vehicles. The book topics include a comparison of computational fluid dynamics calculations using both steady and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes, large-eddy simulation, and hybrid turbulence models and experimental data obtained from wind tunnel experiments. Advanced experimental techniques including three-dimensional particle image velocimetry are presented as well, along with their use in evaluating drag reduction devices.
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Electronic Access:
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Language:
English