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Old 09-15-2008, 02:20 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Back on big rigs...

They operate in a quite narrow rpm range. When you look at a big rig's bsfc map you'll usually see a huge minimum bsfc island covering most of the useful operating range.

Even at highway speeds, rolling resistance is more significant than aero drag. Incidentally, the rolling resistance coefficient of big rig tires is lower than most cars lrr tires (<0.005)
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