Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer

The aerodynamic drag on trucks can be reduced by use of active and passive techniques. In this work a passive method of using a cab-extender that is attached to the rear of the tractor is attempted. This cab-extender will help in reducing the drag force that act on the truck by minimizing the gap be...

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Main Authors:	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar, Omar, Ashraf Al, Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman
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Language:	English English
Published:	Penerbit Akademia Baru 2018
Subjects:	TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
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spelling	iium-685062018-12-14T08:22:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/ Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Omar, Ashraf Al Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics The aerodynamic drag on trucks can be reduced by use of active and passive techniques. In this work a passive method of using a cab-extender that is attached to the rear of the tractor is attempted. This cab-extender will help in reducing the drag force that act on the truck by minimizing the gap between the tractor and trailer. In this study, a tractor-trailer model was fabricated and tested in a low speed wind tunnel for its aerodynamics characteristics and the effect of cab-extender was also studied. Later Solid Works CFD package was used to study numerically the effect of this cab-extender on the aerodynamics of the truck and the results were validated against the experimental results. Finally using CFD approach the best angle of the cab-extender was reported for minimum drag. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2018 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/1/Corrected%20Camera%20ready%20pap%20ID%20250.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/2/letter%20of%20acceptance%20IIUM7.pdf Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar and Omar, Ashraf Al and Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman (2018) Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, xx (xx). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2289-7879 (In Press) http://www.akademiabaru.com/arfmts.html
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spellingShingle	TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Omar, Ashraf Al Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
description	The aerodynamic drag on trucks can be reduced by use of active and passive techniques. In this work a passive method of using a cab-extender that is attached to the rear of the tractor is attempted. This cab-extender will help in reducing the drag force that act on the truck by minimizing the gap between the tractor and trailer. In this study, a tractor-trailer model was fabricated and tested in a low speed wind tunnel for its aerodynamics characteristics and the effect of cab-extender was also studied. Later Solid Works CFD package was used to study numerically the effect of this cab-extender on the aerodynamics of the truck and the results were validated against the experimental results. Finally using CFD approach the best angle of the cab-extender was reported for minimum drag.
format	Article
author	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Omar, Ashraf Al Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman
author_facet	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Omar, Ashraf Al Nasikin, Mohd Faiz Diuzzaman
author_sort	Syed Mohamed Ali, Jaffar
title	Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
title_short	Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
title_full	Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
title_fullStr	Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
title_full_unstemmed	Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
title_sort	numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer
publisher	Penerbit Akademia Baru
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/1/Corrected%20Camera%20ready%20pap%20ID%20250.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/68506/2/letter%20of%20acceptance%20IIUM7.pdf
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Numerical and experimental study on the effect of cab-extender on the flow characteristics of a tractor-trailer

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