Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles and Trains

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will contain selected contributions from the Aerovehicles 4 conference, which will take place from 23^th to 25th August 2021 in Berlin, Germany (https://aerovehicles4.sciencesconf.org/). The topics cover the following:

- Time-dependent simulations of vehicle flows (DNS, LES, URANS and related techniques)

- Novel experimental techniques applied in vehicle aerodynamics;

- Flow control applied to road vehicles and trains;

- Aerodynamic shape optimization of vehicles;

- Predictions of rapid changes in vehicle flow including wind-gust effects, overtaking, passage of other vehicles vehicle or infrastructure etc.;

-Vehicle soiling, rain water management;

- Numerical and experimental explorations of new techniques for drag reduction such as platooning (traveling in convoys);

- Artificial intelligence (deep/machine learning) for ground vehicle aerodynamics.

Papers presented in this conference and having enough quality can be further considered for publication in Fluids. The full research articles will be peer-reviewed for the validation of research results, developments, and applications. In addition, submissions from others that are not associated with this conference but with related themes are also welcome.

Dr. Christian Navid Nayeri
Prof. Dr. Iraj Mortazavi
Prof. Dr. Sinisa Krajnovic
Guest Editors

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