Accurate development of leading-edge vortex using an embedded conical grid

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2038-2046

  Kumar, Anand ^a,b,c  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b Compl and Theor Fluid Dynam Div ^*

^c CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA WING; GRIDS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0030468691     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13350     Document Type: Article

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