Sketch Apparatus
Flexiable tubes that connect pressure taps to pressure sensor.
Different truck configuration test, each configuration was tested at three different wind speeds.
slow motion video capture of the truck’s aerodynamic profile using fog. The fog is not clearly visible and has been outlined by the dashed lines above to give a more clearer picture of the profile experienced at 35 mph.
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DYOE Aerodynamics of Drag Force Acting on Pickup Truck
Designed an experiment to observe if truck bed accessories can be more aerodynamic and provide a higher fuel efficiency, using a model truck with pressure sensor in a wind tunnel to measure the drag force.
Christopher Hand
Mechanical Engineering Technology Student, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Rochester, NY