Hybrid “Quick-Deploy” Fabric Fairing to Reduce Drag in Trucks

24 October 2024, Version 1
This content is an early or alternative research output and has not been peer-reviewed by Cambridge University Press at the time of posting.

Abstract

Design of a flexible fairing that covers the gap between a truck and its trailer while still allowing free rotation about the trailer’s pivot axis. The fairing also allows for quick installation by implementing a combination of rigid structural rods linked to elastic fabric.

Keywords

Aerodynamics
Fairing
Truck
Drag
Computational Fluid Dynamics

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