Simple prediction method for location of vortex breakdown on delta wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 452-454

  Traub, Lance W ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

CONICAL FLOW; DELTA WINGS; SYCHEV SIMILARITY PARAMETER; TRAILING EDGE; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

WINGS;

EID: 0030108128     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46963     Document Type: Article

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