Fluid-structure interactions of a cross parachute: Numerical simulation

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 191, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 673-687

  Stein, Keith ^a   Benney, Richard ^a   Tezduyar, Tayfun ^b   Potvin, Jean ^c  

^a US Army Soldier Systems Command RD and E Center   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled behavior; Fluid structure interactions; Parachute simulations; Space time formulations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; WIND TUNNELS;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

PARACHUTES;

FLOW MODELING; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARACHUTE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WIND TUNNEL MODELING;

EID: 0035824698     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00312-7     Document Type: Article

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