Passive drag reduction of the square back truck body

• Main Authors: Altaf, A., Omar, Ashraf, Asrar, Waqar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Automotive Engineering Centre (AEC), Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics; TL1 Motor vehicles
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100376/7/100376_Passive%20drag%20reduction%20of%20the%20square%20back%20truck%20body.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100376/; https://journal.ump.edu.my/ijame/article/download/6899/2568/31673; https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.19.3.2022.02.0762

Drag is one of the most significant factors that increase fuel consumption, followed by operating cost of the vehicle. Square-back road vehicles like trucks and buses are common and popular means of transport across the globe. In this background, it is of great research value to reduce the drag on v...