Aspects of flow transition detection when flight testing engine nacelles

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1019-1027

  Riedel, Hansgeorg ^a   Sitzmann, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; AIRFRAMES; ENGINE MOUNTINGS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HEAT RADIATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES; ENGINE NACELLES; FLOW TRANSITION DETECTION;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES;

EID: 0036872364     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3030     Document Type: Article

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