Design of a low-turbulence facility for micro-scale aerodynamics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 257, Issue 1 B, 2002, Pages 1205-1209

  Martin, Michael J ^a   Boyd, Iain D ^a   Bernal, Luis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; LIFT MEASUREMENT;

AIRFOILS; DRAG; LIFT; WIND TUNNELS;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 0036443478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2002-31156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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