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Racing car coastdown analysis

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Coastdown testing is a proven method for the determination of vehicle drag coefficients for road cars whilst the vehicle is in its normal operating environment. A method of achieving this has been successfully developed at Loughborough University of Technology over the past few years. This study is concerned with the adaptation of the technique to the specific application of a contemporary Formula One racing car, this work was undertaken in conjunction with the Benetton Formula One racing team. [Continues.]

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Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team.

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  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

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  • Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

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© C.M. Crewe

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

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1995

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A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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