Rigid and flexible low Reynolds number airfoils

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 523-529

  Shyy, Wei ^a   Klevebring, Fredrik ^a   Nilsson, Mikael ^a   Sloan, Jason ^a   Carroll, Bruce ^a   Fuentes, Carlos ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DRAG; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CAMBER; LIFT AND DRAG CHARACTERISTICS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER AIRFOILS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 0033132742     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2487     Document Type: Article

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