McCallen R., Browand F., Ross J. (Eds.). The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses, and Trains

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004, 567 p. — ISBN: 978-3-540-44419-0 — (Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, Vol. 19).This book includes the carefully edited contributions to the United Engineering Foundation Conference: The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses and Trains held in Monterey, California from December 2-6, 2002. This conference brought together 90 leading engineering researchers discussing the aerodynamic drag of heavy vehicles. The book topics include a comparison of computational fluid dynamics calculations using both steady and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes, large-eddy simulation, and hybrid turbulence models and experimental data obtained from wind tunnel experiments. Advanced experimental techniques including three-dimensional particle image velocimetry are presented as well, along with their use in evaluating drag reduction devices.