Fin buffeting characteristics of a generic single fin aircraft

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-260

  Chesneau, T R ^a   Wood, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fin buffeting; High angle of attack; Separated flows; Unsteady aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; FIN BUFFETING;

AIRCRAFT;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; FINS;

EID: 0030449355     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_368_02     Document Type: Article

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