Leading-edge vortex structure of nonslender delta wings at low Reynolds number

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-26

  Ol, Michael V ^a   Gharib, Morteza ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

LEADING EDGE VORTEX STRUCTURE; LEADING EDGE VORTICES; LOW ANGLES OF ATTACK; NONSLENDER DELTA WINGS; STEREOSCOPIC DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGING VELOCIMETRY; WATER TUNNEL;

WINGS;

EID: 0037273369     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1930     Document Type: Article

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