| The heavy duty truck transport sector which uses trucks to transport cargo covers a very large business area. Due to climate change and economical issues it is crucial, however, to find solutions to stay sustainable and competitive. One way to address this issue reduce the aerodynamic drag.
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Today several aerodynamic solutions are developed for both the tractor and the trailer. With advanced engineering tools, like wind tunnels and computer simulations, the aerodynamic drag level of trucks can be even improved further. Fuel economy improvements up to 10% are today already achievable.
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Research in the field of trailer aerodynamics and drag reduction technologies is conducted at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Multiple full-scale tests have been conducted successfully investigating the performances of different drag reduction devices for trailers.
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