Low-speed wall interference assessment/correction with vortex flow effect

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 220-227

  Hsing, Ching Chyuan A ^a,b   Lan, C Edward ^a,c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b Unicom Technology Systems   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SUBSONIC FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

DELTA SHAPED WINGS; THIN LAYER NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 0031101595     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2160     Document Type: Article

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