Fuel Consumption Reduction by Geometry Variations on a Generic Tractor-Trailer Configuration

Keyphrases

• Geometric Variation 100%
• Fuel Consumption Reduction 100%
• Tractor-trailer 100%
• Numerical Investigation 66%
• Numerical Results 66%
• Cell Layer 33%
• Processing Chain 33%
• Configuration Optimization 33%
• Spatial Discretization 33%
• Octree-based 33%
• Fuel Consumption 33%
• Continuous Improvement 33%
• Stuttgart 33%
• Spiders 33%
• Generation Tools 33%
• Preprocessor 33%
• Natural Resources 33%
• Experimental Testing 33%
• Aerodynamics 33%
• Wind Tunnel 33%
• OpenFOAM 33%
• Tractor 33%
• Grid Generation 33%
• Computational Grid 33%
• Underbody 33%
• Wind Tunnel Model 33%
• Road Type 33%
• Trailer 33%
• Flow Topology 33%
• Drag Coefficient 33%
• Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes Equations 33%
• Aerodynamic Performance 33%
• Flow Drag 33%
• Optimization Analysis 33%
• Simplified Geometry 33%
• Geometrical Data 33%
• Engine Block 33%
• Truck Traffic 33%
• Hexahedral Cells 33%
• Truck Type 33%
• Add-on Devices 33%
• Conformal Mesh 33%
• Geometric Fitting 33%
• Longer Truck 33%

Engineering

• Tunnel 100%
• Spatial Discretization 50%
• Good Agreement 50%
• Road 50%
• Numerical Study 50%
• Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes 50%
• Aerodynamic Performance 50%
• Grid Generation 50%
• Preprocessor 50%
• Drag Coefficient 50%
• Computational Grid 50%
• Natural Resources 50%
• Navier-Stokes Equation 50%
• Aerodynamics 50%