Vortex breakdown control by delta wing geometry

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 832-838

  Lowson, M V ^a   Riley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE CONTROL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; APEX FLAP; DELTA WING GEOMETRY; SWEEP ANGLE; VORTEX BREAKDOWN CONTROL; WINGSPAN; YAW ANGLE;

DELTA WING AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0029343499     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46798     Document Type: Article

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