The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles II: Trucks, Buses, and Trains - Browand, Fred.; McCallen, Rose.; Ross, James; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Keynote Papers -- Bluff Body Flow Research with Application to Road Vehicles -- Climate Change and the Energy Economy -- Flow Field Characteristics -- Large Eddy Simulations and Acoustic Predictions in Automotive Applications -- Validation of the Immersed Boundary CFD Approach for Complex Aerodynamic Flows -- Experimental Characterization of the Unsteady Flow Field behind Two Outside Rear-View Mirrors -- Investigation of Buoyancy Driven Flow in a Simplified Full Scale Underhood - PIV and Temperature Measurements -- Investigation of Buoyancy Driven Flow in a Simplified Full-Scale Underhood - Numerical Study -- The Flow Environment of Road Vehicles in Winds and Traffic -- Separation Control for Drag Reduction -- Preliminary Experiments Applying Active Flow Control to a 1/24th Scale Model of a Semi-Trailer Truck -- Large Trucks Drag Reduction using Active Flow Control -- Flow Separation Control on Trailing Edge Radii using Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators: An Application to Vehicle Drag Control -- Adaptive Control of Post-Stall Separated Flow Application to Heavy Vehicles -- Investigation of Tractor Base Bleeding for Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction -- Drag Reduction on a Generic Tractor-Trailer using Active Flow Control in Combination with Solid Flaps -- Design Optimization Techniques Related to Vehicle Aerodynamics -- Advanced Aerodynamics and Cooling System Solutions for Higher Fuel Efficiency and Decreased Emissions -- Optimization of Aerodynamic Properties of High-Speed Trains with CFD and Response Surface Models -- Design Considerations for Maximizing Cooling Package Performance -- Optimization and Correlation of a Class 8 Truck Cooling System -- Train Aerodynamics -- Aerodynamic Improvements and Associated Energy Demand Reduction of Trains -- The use of Aeronautical Experimental Facilities and Measurement Techniques for the Aerodynamic Investigation of High Speed Trains -- Reduction of Skin-Friction Drag on a Generic Train Configuration -- Head Pressure Effects of Trains and Locomotives - Engineering Calculation Approaches for Homologation Purpose -- Numerical Analysis for Aerodynamics of High-Speed Trains Passing Tunnels -- Poster Session -- A Study of the Influence of Aerodynamic Forces on a Human Body near a High-Speed Train -- Application of CFD to Rail Car and Locomotive Aerodynamics -- Data Acquisition of a Tractor-Trailer Combination to Register Aerodynamic Performances -- Automotive Testing in the DNW-LLF Wind Tunnel -- An Experimental Study of Tractor Base Bleed for Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction -- CFD, Numerical Methods and Application -- Application of High Fidelity Numerical Simulations for Vehicle Aerodynamics -- Scale-Adaptive Simulation in the Context of Unsteady Flow Simulations -- Computational Simulation of the GCM Tractor-Trailer Configuration -- Full-Scale Simulations of Drag Reduction Devices for Class 8 Trucks -- Applicability of Commercial CFD Tools for Assessment of Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics -- Detached Eddy Simulations of a Simplified Tractor/Trailer Geometry -- A Hybrid RANS/LES Turbulence Model for use in the Simulation of Turbulent Separated Flows -- Vehicle and Tire Spray and Vehicle Interaction -- Spray from Commercial Vehicles: A Method of Evaluation and Results from Road Tests -- Experiments on Spray from a Rolling Tire -- Computational Simulation of the Flow Field of a Filter System inside Self-Ventilated Road Tunnels due to Heavy Vehicle Traffic -- Experiments and Calculations Relevant to Aerodynamic Effects during Highway Passing Maneuvers -- Drag Reduction -- Design & Test Techniques for Drag Reduction at Swift Engineering - A Racecar Manufactures Perspective -- Summary of Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Tests of Aerodynamic Drag-Reducing Devices for Tractor-Trailers -- A Fleet Operator's Perspective on Commercial Vehicle Drag Reduction -- Class 8 Vehicle Fuel Savings using Sealed Single and Dual Open Aft Cavities -- A Novel Approach to Heavy Vehicle Drag Reduction -- European Truck Aerodynamics - A Comparison Between Conventional and CoE Truck Aerodynamics and a Look into Future Trends and Possibilities -- Advanced Experimental Methods for the Analysis and Aerodynamic Design of Heavy Vehicles.
Keywords: Mechanical engineering; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Fluid mechanics; Engineering design; Industrial engineering; Production engineering; Applied mathematics; Engineering mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Engineering Design; Industrial and Production Engineering; Mathematical and Computational Engineering