Low Reynolds number aerodynamics of low-aspect-ratio, thin/flat/cambered-plate wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 825-832

  Pelletier, Alain ^a   Mueller, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DRAG; HYSTERESIS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS;

CAMBERED PLATES; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES; THIN FLAT PLATES;

WINGS;

EID: 0034273884     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2676     Document Type: Article

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