Appraisal of numerical methods in predicting the aerodynamics of forward-swept wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 561-568

  Lombardi, G ^a,c,d   Salvetti, M V ^a,c   Morelli, M ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (Italy)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Medium Speed Wind Tunnel   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; SUBSONIC FLOW; TRANSONIC FLOW; VELOCITY; WINGS;

EULER SOLVERS; FORWARD SWEPT WINGS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032118114     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2360     Document Type: Article

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