Experimental and computational investigation of the Knoller-Betz effect

AIAA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1240-1246

  Jones, K D ^a,b   Dohring, C M ^a   Platzer, M F ^a,b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

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EID: 0000183758     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.505     Document Type: Article

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