Aerodynamic interactions between parachute canopies

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-57

  Stein, K ^a   Tezduyar, T ^b   Kumar, V ^b   Sathe, S ^b   Benney, R ^c   Thornburg, E ^d   Kyle, C ^d   Nonoshita, T ^e  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^e Nepon Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; PARACHUTES;

AERODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037236098     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1530634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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