Why do passing trucks suck instead of blow?
Nope, it's not the first line of a joke or a rhetorical question. I would expect a passing truck or bus to be pushing a wave of high pressure air in front and beside, but I've noticed time and agai...
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International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference 2014
"Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamic Effects During Overtaking and Passing Maneuvers" beginning on page 31 can shed some light on the subject question of this thread.
The pressure variations generated by a passing 18-wheeler will be different from the effects of the "van" studied, and the effects on a TV/TT combination will be more complicated than the effects on a car, but you should be able to infer how the spatial and temporal pressure variations might affect a TV/TT.
The answer to the OP's question, as indicated by mowermech in the fourth post, is "Passing trucks both suck and blow".
Ron
International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference 2014
"Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamic Effects During Overtaking and Passing Maneuvers" beginning on page 31 can shed some light on the subject question of this thread.
The pressure variations generated by a passing 18-wheeler will be different from the effects of the "van" studied, and the effects on a TV/TT combination will be more complicated than the effects on a car, but you should be able to infer how the spatial and temporal pressure variations might affect a TV/TT.
The answer to the OP's question, as indicated by mowermech in the fourth post, is "Passing trucks both suck and blow".
Ron
