Influence of trailing-edge flow control on airfoil performance

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 332-337

  Gai, S L ^a,b   Palfrey, R ^a,b  

^a School of Engineering and Information Technology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

TRAILING EDGE FLOW CONTROL;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037362459     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3097     Document Type: Article

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