Experimental investigation of twin-fin buffeting and suppression

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 761-767

  Bean, David E ^a,b,c   Wood, Norman J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Mechanical Engineering

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIRFOILS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATION CONTROL; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

ANGLES OF ATTACK; BUFFETING RESPONSE; TANGENTIAL LEADING EDGE BLOWING;

BUFFETING;

EID: 0030190776     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.47012     Document Type: Article

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