External Aerodynamics

Dear Colleagues,

In the framework of modern engineering and aerodynamics, as the society becomes more aware of the effects that climate change can have in the environment, there is an increasing need to boost efficiency and to reduce environmental impact. Transport industry is concerned with the new challenges to face regarding performance and sustainability.  In this sense, external aerodynamics analysis is crucial for the optimal design of the new generation of ground and air vehicles, especially when it comes to improve their aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. 

This special issue targets the most recent contributions involving external aerodynamics studies applied to ground and air vehicles.   Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:

• Numerical and experimental techniques applied to the study of external aerodynamics
• Drag reduction mechanisms and devices to improve aerodynamic efficiency
• Boundary layer and wake flow control
• Aerodynamic shape optimisation of vehicles
• Turbulence modelling for analysis of unsteady external flows
• Data-driven methods applied to aerodynamic optimisation
• Coherent structures and reduced order modelling
• Aeroacoustics

Dr. Ivette Rodríguez
Guest Editor

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