| Download | - View final version: NRC Trailer Skirts: SmartWay verification testing using the NRC 9 m Wind Tunnel: final report (PDF, 3.0 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001933 |
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| Author | Search for: Kirchhefer, Adam J.1; Search for: McAuliffe, Brian R.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Aerospace
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 46 p.: ill. |
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| Abstract | This report documents the procedure and results of a wind-tunnel-based SmartWay verification test program to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of the NRC Trailer Skirts. The testing was performed in the NRC 9 m Wind Tunnel using a 30%-scale model of a tractor-trailer combination. The NRC Trailer Skirts were measured to have a reduction in wind-averaged drag of 9.9% which is estimated to provide a fuel savings of 5.4±0.1%. |
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| Publication date | 2016-11-16 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada. Aerodynamics Laboratory |
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| Terms of use | - This report may not be published wholly or in part without the written consent of the National Research Council of Canada
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| Series | |
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| Note | For: Fleet Forward 2020 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 59a41bc3-ee2d-41d8-bab8-93addcbcac60 |
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| Record created | 2020-04-08 |
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| Record modified | 2022-06-10 |
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