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Boat-tailed afterbodies of square section as drag-reduction devices

D.T.-M. Wong, +1 more
- 01 Jul 1983 - 
- Vol. 12, Iss: 2, pp 229-235
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In this article, the effects of various boat-tailed afterbodies on the drag of a long body of square section at zero incidence were measured in a wind tunnel at low Mach number.
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This article is published in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.The article was published on 1983-07-01. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Parasitic drag & Drag coefficient.

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Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles

Haecheon Choi, +2 more
- 03 Jan 2014 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the aerodynamics of heavy vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, high-speed trains, and buses, and discuss the flow-control devices used for drag reduction.
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Unsteady Aerodynamic Flow Investigation Around a Simplified Square-Back Road Vehicle With Drag Reduction Devices

Bahram Khalighi, +2 more
- 01 Jun 2012 - 
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Separation control and drag reduction for boat-tailed axisymmetric bodies through contoured transverse grooves

Alessandro Mariotti, +3 more
- 01 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the results of a numerical and experimental investigation aimed at assessing the performance of a control method to delay boundary layer separation consisting of the introduction on the surface of contoured transverse grooves, i.e. of small cavities with an appropriate shape orientated transverse to the incoming flow.
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The Optimization of Roof Trailing Edge Geometry of a Simple Square-Back.

Rob Littlewood, +1 more
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Experimental analysis of the effect of local base blowing on three-dimensional wake modes

M. Lorite-Díez, +4 more
- 25 Jan 2020 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the bistable dynamics of the turbulent wake of a three-dimensional blunt-based body near a wall and applied continuous blowing at different locations through four slits along the base edges in either four single asymmetric configurations or two double symmetric configurations.
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The Effect of Base Slant on the Flow Pattern and Drag of Three-Dimensional Bodies with Blunt Ends

T. Morel
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of slanting the blunt base of three-dimensional bodies having either an axisymmetric or a rectangular cross section were investigated, and it was found that base slant can have a very dramatic effect on body drag, particularly in a relatively narrow range of slant angles.
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Aerodynamic Drag of Bluff Body Shapes Characteristic of Hatch-Back Cars

Thomas Morel
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Reduction of Base Drag by Boat-Tailed Afterbodies in Low-Speed Flow

W. A. Mair
- 01 Nov 1969 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a blunt-based body of revolution with the addition of several alternative boat-tailed afterbodies was used to measure the pressure distribution on this body for various lengths.
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Effect of Base Slant on Flow in the Near Wake of an Axisymmetric Cylinder

Thomas Morel
- 01 May 1980 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of slanting the base of a slender axisymmetric cylinder (length/diameter ratio of 9), aligned with the flow, was studied experimentally.
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Development of container-mounted devices for reducing the aerodynamic drag of commercial vehicles*

Kevin P. Garry
- 01 Nov 1981 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a 6th scale Ford D1614 cab/chassis model was fitted with a movable container in order that the cab-container gap could be varied to simulate either a rigid or an articulated vehicle.