The Effect of Afterbody Geometry on Passenger Vehicles in Platoon

It is well known that platoons of closely spaced passenger cars can reduce their aerodynamic drag yielding substantial savings in energy consumption and reduced emissions as a system. Most published research has focused on platoons of identical vehicles which can arguably be justified by some eviden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hesham Ebrahim, Robert Dominy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7553