Drafting Effect in Cycling: Investigation by Wind Tunnel Tests
| Autor: | Fabio Cristiano Robustelli, Stefano Giuseppe Giappino, Marco Belloli, Claudio Somaschini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
lateral wind business.industry Cycling aerodynamics 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Structural engineering drafting 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Engineering (all) Drag 0103 physical sciences Shielding effect wind tunnel tests business Cycling Engineering(all) Marine engineering Wind tunnel |
| Zdroj: | Procedia Engineering. :38-43 |
| ISSN: | 1877-7058 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.186 |
| Popis: | Cyclists travelling in groups experience a significant reduction in the wind resistance and those behind consume less energy due to the shielding effect of the front cyclist. We investigated drafting effects by wind tunnel tests realizing a test set-up with two cyclists pedalling at different longitudinal distance. Drag reduction effects on both the leading and the trailing cyclist are confirmed. The presence of lateral wind is also investigated showing a significant reduction of the drafting effect also for light winds. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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