Aerodynamics of road vehicles : from fluid mechanics to vehicle engineering /
"Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles details the aerodynamics of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, sports cars, and race cars; their external flow field; as well as their internal flow field. The book, after giving an introduction to automobile aerodynamics and some fundamentals of fluid mechanics...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1987.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles details the aerodynamics of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, sports cars, and race cars; their external flow field; as well as their internal flow field. The book, after giving an introduction to automobile aerodynamics and some fundamentals of fluid mechanics, covers topics such as the performance and aerodynamics of different kinds of vehicles, as well as test techniques for their aerodynamics. The book also covers other concepts related to automobiles such as cooling systems and ventilations for vehicles. The text is recommended for mechanical engineers and phycisists in the automobile industry who would like to understand more about aerodynamics of motor vehicles and its importance on the field of road safety and automobile production." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (566 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780750612678 0750612673 9781483102078 1483102076 |