Road vehicle aerodynamic design
Subtitle: an introduction
By: R.H. Barnard
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: MechAero Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780954073473
Subjects: Automobiles; Aerodynamics; Design and construction; Bilar; Aerodynamik; Motorfordonskonstruktion; Transport
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1.; title: Understanding Air Flows -- -- 2.; title: Drag and Lift Forces -- -- 3.; title: The Influence of Aerodynamics on Economy, Performance and Roadholding -- -- 4.; title: The Aerodynamic Design of Family Cars -- -- 5.; title: Commercial Vehicles -- -- 6.; title: Racing Cars and Other High-Performance Vehicles -- -- 7.; title: Internal Air flows -- Engine and Transmission Cooling -- -- 8.; title: Internal Comfort -- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning and Noise -- -- 9.; title: Open Cabriolet Vehicles -- -- 10.; title: Vehicles in Cross-Winds -- -- 11.; title: Wind-Tunnel and Road Testing -- -- 12.; title: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Methods.