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Hybrid “Quick-Deploy” Fabric Fairing to Reduce Drag in Trucks

24 October 2024, Version 1
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This content is an early or alternative research output and has not been peer-reviewed by Cambridge University Press at the time of posting.

Abstract

Design of a flexible fairing that covers the gap between a truck and its trailer while still allowing free rotation about the trailer’s pivot axis. The fairing also allows for quick installation by implementing a combination of rigid structural rods linked to elastic fabric.

Keywords

Aerodynamics
Fairing
Truck
Drag
Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Oct 24, 2024 Version 1

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DOI

10.33774/coe-2024-gxcl1
D O I: 10.33774/coe-2024-gxcl1 [opens in a new tab]

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