Extended-Betz methods for roll-up of vortex sheets

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 592-599

  Rossow, Vernon J ^a,b,c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Low Speed Aerodynamics Branch   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFT; NUMERICAL METHODS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

EXTENDED BETZ METHODS; VORTEX SHEETS;

WINGS;

EID: 0031221262     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2234     Document Type: Article

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