Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin

Aerodynamic forces are important aspects that need to be considered in the study of a road vehicle design. The present study focuses on the effect ofbasic truck trailer, truck trailer with air deflector and tuck trailer with air deflector and air frame at different velocity with reference to drag co...

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Main Author: Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling my-uitm-ir.309822024-04-15T07:31:01Z Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin 2010 Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin Transportation (General works). Communication and traffic Aerodynamic forces are important aspects that need to be considered in the study of a road vehicle design. The present study focuses on the effect ofbasic truck trailer, truck trailer with air deflector and tuck trailer with air deflector and air frame at different velocity with reference to drag coefficient. The aim of this project is to compare the aerodynamic characteristics of truck trailer between the 3 different conditions. The method of study that was used in this project is simulation using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD), STAR-CCM+ software program. Besides that, the truck model is generated using CATIA V5R16 to create the 3-D geometry of the truck trailer. Drag coefficient was obtained from the simulation processes. This thesis represents extensive discussion of numerical solution and the outcomes from the simulations. Comparison of drag coefficient was made for each model with the different velocity. 2010 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30982/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30982/1/30982.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Bhathal Singh, Baljit Singh
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Bhathal Singh, Baljit Singh
topic Transportation (General works)
Communication and traffic
spellingShingle Transportation (General works)
Communication and traffic
Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin
Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
description Aerodynamic forces are important aspects that need to be considered in the study of a road vehicle design. The present study focuses on the effect ofbasic truck trailer, truck trailer with air deflector and tuck trailer with air deflector and air frame at different velocity with reference to drag coefficient. The aim of this project is to compare the aerodynamic characteristics of truck trailer between the 3 different conditions. The method of study that was used in this project is simulation using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD), STAR-CCM+ software program. Besides that, the truck model is generated using CATIA V5R16 to create the 3-D geometry of the truck trailer. Drag coefficient was obtained from the simulation processes. This thesis represents extensive discussion of numerical solution and the outcomes from the simulations. Comparison of drag coefficient was made for each model with the different velocity.
format Thesis
qualification_level Bachelor degree
author Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin
author_facet Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin
author_sort Sallehudin, Mohamad Tajudin
title Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
title_short Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
title_full Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
title_fullStr Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
title_full_unstemmed Computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / Mohamad Tajudin Sallehudin
title_sort computational fluid dynamic analysis of truck trailer combination on drag reduction / mohamad tajudin sallehudin
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate 2010
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30982/1/30982.pdf
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