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A computational study of the aerodynamic influence on the heavy vehicle Araba body model

Roberto Garcia-Fernandez1, Vivekamanickam Koothan-Venkateswaran1, Imanol Urruchi-Gavina1

  • 1Energy Engineering Department, School of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

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CFDaerodynamicsaraba bodyheavy vehicle modelnumerical simulation

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