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The main aim of this research was to characterise the aerodynamic flow around a container freight train and investigate how changing the container loading configuration affects the magnitude of aerodynamic forces measured on a container. In this section a series of conclusions are drawn in terms of the research aim and objectives stated in Chap. 1. Each objective is presented in the following section with a discussion of the work carried out to meet the objective and the conclusions that can be drawn. Recommendations for further work on freight train aerodynamics are considered in Sect. 8.2.
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Soper, D. (2016). Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Work. In: The Aerodynamics of a Container Freight Train. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33279-6_8
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