The structure and development of a wing-tip vortex

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 312, Issue , 1996, Pages 67-106

  Devenport, William J ^a   Rife, Michael C ^a   Liapis, Stergios I ^a   Follin, Gordon J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRAIN; STRESSES; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKES;

FLOW STRUCTURE; HOT WIRE PROBES; REYNOLDS STRESS FIELD; WANDERING MOTION; WING TIP VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

STRUCTURE; TIPS; VORTICES; WINGS;

EID: 0030111593     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001929     Document Type: Article

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