Turbulent structures in the trailing vortex wake of a delta wing

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-8

  Miller, Gregory D ^a   Williamson, Charles H K ^a,b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Braid wake; Delta wing; Mixing; Vortex pair; Wake

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MIXING; OSCILLATIONS; STABILITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

STREAMWISE WAVELENGTH; VORTEX PAIR; WAKE DECAY RATE;

WAKES;

DELTA WING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

EID: 0030932432     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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