Airfoil characteristics at a low Reynolds number

Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-215

  Sunada, S ^a   Ozaki, K ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Yasuda, T ^b   Yasuda, K ^b   Kawachi, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

CORRUGATION EFFECTS; INSECT WINGS;

WINGS;

AEROFOIL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0034475989     PISSN: 10653090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jflowvisimageproc.v7.i3.20     Document Type: Article

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