Calibration of preston tubes

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-206

  Bechert, Dietrich W ^a,b,c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Abt Turbulenzforschung

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

PRESTON TUBES;

FRICTION;

EID: 0029722469     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13048     Document Type: Article

References (11)

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