The wind-averaged drag coefficient applied to heavy goods vehicles.

Auteur(s)
Ingram, K.C.
Jaar
Samenvatting

The wind-averaged drag coefficient provides a means of assessing the aerodynamic performance of a road vehicle in relation to the wind conditions encountered in-service. This report provides justification for its use, together with details of a study of the various approximations which can be made in its evaluation. The choice of a suitable height at which to define the wind speed is discussed, as are techniques for correcting observed wind speeds to this standard height. Appendix 1 contains a description of a computer program for evaluating wind-averaged drag coefficients which is at present in use at TRRL. (Author/publisher)

Publicatie

Bibliotheeknummer
C 37607 [electronic version only] /91 /96 / IRRD 235793
Uitgave

Crowthorne, Berkshire, Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL), 1978, 20 p., 7 ref.; TRRL Supplementary Report ; SR 392 - ISSN 0305-1315

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