Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics and Drag Reduction of a Bus Model

Eyad Amen Mohamed; Muhammad Naeem Radhwi; Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad

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Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics and Drag Reduction of a Bus Model

Eyad Amen Mohamed, Muhammad Naeem Radhwi, Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad

Published in American Journal of Aerospace Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 1-1)

Received: 29 September 2014 Accepted: 5 October 2014 Published: 16 October 2014

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It is well-known that buses comprise an important part of mass transportation and that there are many types of buses. At present, the bus transportation is cheaper and easier to use than other means of transportation. However, buses have some disadvantages such as air pollution due to engine exhaust. This study is an attempt to reduce the gas emissions from buses by reducing the aerodynamic drag. Several ideas were applied to achieve this goal including slight modification of the outer shape of the bus. Thus, six different cases were investigated. A computational model was developed to conduct this study. It was found that reduction in aerodynamic drag up to 14% can be reached, which corresponds to 8.4 % reduction in fuel consumption. Also, Neuro-Fuzzy technique was used to predict the aerodynamic drag of the bus in different cases.

Published in	American Journal of Aerospace Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 1-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Hands-on Learning Technique for Multidisciplinary Engineering Education
DOI	10.11648/j.ajae.s.2015020101.16
Page(s)	64-73
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Computational Investigation, Aerodynamic Characteristics, Drag Reduction, Bus Model

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Eyad Amen Mohamed, Muhammad Naeem Radhwi, Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad. (2014). Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics and Drag Reduction of a Bus Model. American Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2(1-1), 64-73. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajae.s.2015020101.16

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Eyad Amen Mohamed, Muhammad Naeem Radhwi, Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad. Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics and Drag Reduction of a Bus Model. Am J Aerosp Eng. 2014;2(1-1):64-73. doi: 10.11648/j.ajae.s.2015020101.16

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Eyad Amen Mohamed

Mech. Eng. Dept., College of Eng. & Islamic Archit., Umm Al-Qura Univ., Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Naeem Radhwi

Mech. Eng. Dept., College of Eng. & Islamic Archit., Umm Al-Qura Univ., Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad

Mech. Eng. Dept., College of Eng. & Islamic Archit., Umm Al-Qura Univ., Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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