Multiple stage system for aerodynamic testing of a vehicle on a static surface and related method
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorMark E. Gleason
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Abstract
A system for aerodynamically testing a vehicle having a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels includes a surface for statically supporting the vehicle. The system additionally includes a primary source of air directed towards the vehicle. The primary source of air aerodynamically simulates conditions for the vehicle at a predetermined speed. The system further includes a first supplemental source of air directed into a flow of air generated by the primary source of air immediately behind the first pair of wheels.
Claims11
A method of aerodynamic testing a vehicle having a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels, the method comprising the steps of:
- statically supporting the vehicle on a surface;
- directing a primary source of air toward the vehicle, the primary source of air simulating aerodynamic conditions for the vehicle at a predetermined speed;
- and
- introducing a first supplemental source of air into a flow of air generated by the primary source of air immediately behind the first pair of wheels.
A system for aerodynamic testing a vehicle having a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels, the system comprising:
- a surface for statically supporting the vehicle;
- a primary source of air directed toward the vehicle, the primary source of air simulating aerodynamic conditions for the vehicle at a predetermined speed;
- and
- a first supplemental source of air directed into a flow of air generated by the primary source of air immediately behind the first pair of wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.