Aerodynamic characteristics of a two-dimensional airfoil with ground effect

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 386-392

  Hsiun, Chih Min ^a   Chen, Cha'o Kuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GROUND EFFECT; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VISCOUS FLOW; WINGS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; GRID GENERATION PROGRAM; GROUND CLEARANCE; PHOENICS CODE; TURBULENCE MODELS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WING IN GROUND EFFECT;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 0030107184     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46949     Document Type: Article

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