This paper addresses the critical role of drag reduction technology in the evolution of road
vehicle design amidst the ongoing climate crisis. With transportation accounting for a …

Improving vehicle fuel consumption, performance and aerodynamic efficiency by drag
reduction especially in heavy vehicles is one of the indispensable issues of automotive …

As tractor-trailer ownership has increased year-by-year, corresponding energy consumption
and environmental issues have gradually become a heated issue. Approximately 45 percent …

A wind tunnel study is conducted toward hybrid flow control of a full scale transport truck side
mirror at Re D= 3.2× 10 5. A slim guide vane is employed for redirecting high-momentum …

Heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) platooning, facilitated by vehicle-to-vehicle communication, plays
a crucial role in transforming logistics and transportation. It reduces fuel consumption and …

The aerodynamic efficiency of trucks is very low because of their non-streamlined box
shape, which is subject to practical constraints, leaving little room for improvement in terms …

Carbon-containing waste gases from vehicle exhausts are one of the main causes of
climatic disasters. This problem is tried to be solved by reducing the amount of energy …

This research presents an aerodynamic drag analysis of an autonomous battery electric
truck (BET) by means of using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as a simulation tool. The …

Abstract The effect of Cross-Flow Vortex Trap Devices (CVTDs) on the local flow field and
vehicle drag at a range of yaw angles has been investigated in wind tunnel experiments …

ABSTRACT The body of Economy Power Racing Car (EPRC) required by Energy Saving
Sports Contest not only complies with the compactness requirement of operation space for …