Title :
The air-deflector and the drag: A case study of low drag cab styling for a heavy truck
Author :
Wang, Mu ; Li, Qiang ; Wang, Dengfeng ; Yang, Changhai ; Zhao, Jinlong ; Wen, Guijin
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Automotive Eng., Jilin Univ., Changchun, China
Abstract :
This paper has investigated the cab styling of heavy-duty truck with a low air drag based on aerodynamics and aesthetics. It focuses on the relationship of air-deflector, trailer and drag through an example of air-deflector styling. The parameters, the angle of air-deflector and the height of trailer, are specifically discussed here. The gap between cab and trailer is fixed. A lower drag cab is presented here by applying the CFD analysis result.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; automobiles; computational fluid dynamics; design engineering; drag; CFD analysis; aerodynamics; aesthetics; air deflector; cab styling; drag; heavy duty truck; trailer; Aerodynamics; Application software; Automotive engineering; Boundary conditions; Computational fluid dynamics; Educational institutions; Impedance; Investments; Mathematical model; Solid modeling; Aerodynamics; Air-deflector; Heavy truck; Styling;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design & Conceptual Design, 2009. CAID & CD 2009. IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5266-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5268-2
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2009.5375401
