Effect of leading-edge flaps on vortices and vortex breakdown

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1079-1086

  Deng, Q ^a   Gursul, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MANEUVERABILITY; VORTEX FLOW;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; LEADING EDGE FLAPS; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO; VORTEX BREAKDOWN; VORTEX BREAKDOWN CONTROL;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 0030285939     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.47060     Document Type: Article

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