A Natural Low-Frequency Oscillation of the Flow over an Airfoil Near Stalling Conditions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 202, Issue 403, 1989, Pages 403-442

  Zaman, K B M Q ^a   McKinzie, D J ^a   Rumsey, C L ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS--OSCILLATIONS; WIND TUNNELS;

BLUFF-BODY SHEDDING; LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; STALLING CONDITIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0024665935     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112089001230     Document Type: Article

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