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Fuel savings on a heavy vehicle via aerodynamic drag reduction
  In this numerical study, the fuel-saving potentials of drag-reducing devices retrofitted on heavy vehicles are analysed. Realistic on-road operations are taken into account by simulating typical driving routes on long-haul and urban distributions; variations in vehicle weight are also considered. Results show that the performance of these aerodynamic devices depend both on their functions and how the vehicles are operated. Vehicles on long-haul routes generally save twice as much fuel as those driven in urban areas. The fuel reductions from using selected devices individually on a large truck range from less than 1% to almost 9% of the fuel cost of a vehicle doing an annual mileage is 80,000 miles.
   
content link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VH8-4YN4XBX-2&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F20%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=242a925cb2556dc9222ff9b83a93ca94
   
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created: Rok Rudolf, 31.03.2010 13:59:55
last modified: Rok Rudolf, 07.04.2010 15:31:51
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