Experimental geometry optimization techniques for multi-element airfoils

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 707-713

  Landman, Drew ^a,b,c   Britcher, Colin P ^a,b,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUBSONIC FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

EXPERIMENTAL GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; MULTI ELEMENT AIRFOILS; OPTIMUM FLAP POSITIONING BASED ON LIFT; SEQUENTIAL SIMPLEX METHOD;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 0034224913     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2656     Document Type: Article

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