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Name of Team Member Name of Team Member Name of Team Member College of Engineering Penn State

Investigating aerodynamic drag reduction in semi-trucks for improved fuel economy. Addressing power needed to overcome drag and its impact on engine output efficiency.

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Name of Team Member Name of Team Member Name of Team Member College of Engineering Penn State

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  1. Title of Presentation in Initial Capitals: 36 Points, Calibri Bold Replace this box with key image to introduce talk’s scope, importance, or background Name of Team Member Name of Team Member Name of Team Member College of Engineering Penn State

  2. In an assertion-evidence slide, the headline is a sentence that succinctly states the slide’s main message Photograph, drawing, diagram, or graph supporting the headline message (no bulleted list) Call-out(s), if needed: no more than two lines

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  6. Design of an Apparatus That Measures the Maximum Workable Reach Envelope Lawrence Cheng Jackie Gillott Daniel Kerins Mechanical Engineering Pennsylvania State University February 5, 2007

  7. Xenon headlights illuminate signs better than halogen headlights do Standard Halogen Xenon Halogen Headlight SilverStar Ultra TM Xenon Headlight [Sylvania, 2008 ]

  8. In the past 25 years, traffic has dramatically increased on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge 1961 Traffic 1.5 million 2007 Traffic: 27 Million 1952 Traffic: 1.1 million [Maryland Transportation Authority, 2007]

  9. My research will focus on reducing the aerodynamic drag of semi-trucks to improve fuel economy [LLNL, 2010]

  10. At typical highway speeds, overcoming drag requires about two-thirds of a truck engine’s output [McCallen, 2004] How much power from the engine of a semi-tractor traileris needed to overcome aerodynamic drag? Aerodynamic Drag CD = 0.6 Rolling Friction and Accessories

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