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Title of the article COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR STUDYING THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WHEELED VEHICLES AND THEIR COMPONENTS
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KARABTSEV Vladimir S., Ph. D. in Eng., Assoc. Prof., Head of the Design and Research Calculations Department, KAMAZ PTC, Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; Associate Professor of the Information Systems Department, Naberezhnye Chelny Institute of Kazan Federal University, Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In the section COMPUTER MECHANICS
Year 2025
Issue 4(73)
Pages 31–42
Type of article RAR
Index UDK 629.01.02
DOI https://doi.org/10.46864/1995-0470-2025-4-73-31-42
Abstract Aerodynamics have an impact on many consumer properties of vehicles and their components — fuel consumption, appearance, dynamics, vehicle steerability, comfort of the driver and passengers, and safety. Therefore, developers spend huge amounts of money on blowing full-scale samples and scale models in wind tunnels and conducting laboratory and road tests on landfill roads. Numerical modeling using powerful computers is becoming increasingly widespread, aimed at fine-tuning the shape of vehicle cabins and external aerodynamic devices at the early stages of design. The article provides an overview of experimental research methods for the aerodynamic characteristics of vehicles and their components and the obtained research results.
Keywords wheeled vehicle, aerodynamic characteristics, research methods, testing of full-scale samples and models, coefficient of aerodynamic resistance, run-out, pressure distribution
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