Two New Aero Options from Flowbelow Aero
FlowBelow Tractor AeroFender. Photo: FlowBelow
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NASHVILLE – FlowBelow Aero Inc. now offers two new technologies to complement the company’s fuel-saving Tractor AeroKit device. The company introduced the tractor-mounted AeroFender and a new trailer product called the Trailer AeroKit system at the Technology & Maintenance Council meeting here on Sunday.
The tractor-mounted AeroFender is a patented aerodynamic replacement for non-aerodynamic quarter fenders. The device installs in front of the forward-most drive wheels of single-axle and tandem-axle tractors and helps to direct airflow past the tractor drive wheels. The AeroFender may be used alone, but a higher total fuel savings can be realized when used in combination with wheel covers, center tandem fairings and rear tandem fairings on the tractor.
The AeroFender is expected to be available in late 2017.
FlowBelow also revealed the Trailer AeroKit system, which it says is the first aerodynamic product of its kind mounted directly to the trailer suspension. The Trailer AeroKit uses wheel covers along with patented fairings in front, between and behind the wheels. The wheel covers and fairings work as a system to address the complex airflow around the trailer wheels and suspension. The system is designed to complement other trailer mounted aerodynamic devices such as trailer skirts and tails. It offers additive fuel savings when used in combination with other devices, depending on the combination of devices deployed. The Trailer AeroKit is expected to be available in late 2017.
“FlowBelow’s engineering and product expertise is in managing the airflow around the underbody and the wheels of the vehicle,” said Josh Butler, CEO and Founder of FlowBelow Aero. “By expanding our line of products to the trailer, we will be able to build on the proven performance of the Tractor AeroKit and offer significant fuel-savings opportunities for fleets. The new Trailer AeroKit will be the first complete system to addresses …Read the rest of this story
