Automotive aerodynamics

Author: Fu Limin
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book systematically introduces the fundamental principles of automotive aerodynamics and its related fluid mechanics, the external flow of vehicles, the influence of vehicle shape on aerodynamic characteristics, vehicle aerodynamic design, internal flow issues such as engine cooling, cab ventilation, and air conditioning, vehicle aerodynamic noise, vehicle aerodynamic testing, and numerical computation in vehicle aerodynamics. This book is based on the author's many years of research work and numerous research achievements. It serves as a undergraduate textbook for vehicle engineering majors in higher education institutions and also provides important reference value for engineering technicians engaged in automotive design, body styling design, and vehicle aerodynamic testing research.