Experimental study of vortex flow control on double-delta wings using fillets

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 743-751

  Hebbar, Sheshagiri K ^a,b   Platzer, Max F ^a,b   Alkhozam, Abdullah M ^a,b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dept of Aero and Astronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW INTERACTIONS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEST FACILITIES; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

ANGLES OF ATTACK; DYE INJECTION TECHNIQUE; FILLETS; VORTEX BREAKDOWN; VORTEX CORE TRAJECTORIES; WATER TUNNEL;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030191077     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.47010     Document Type: Article

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