Detection of flow separation and reattachment using shear-sensitive liquid crystals

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 667-673

  Zhong, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY; WINGS;

DELTA WING; FLOW REATTACHMENT; FLOW SEPARATION; FREE STREAM VELOCITY; SHEAR SENSITIVE LIQUID CRYSTALS; SURFACE OIL FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0036610004     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-002-0409-8     Document Type: Article

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