Analysis of wake vortex decay mechanisms in the atmosphere

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-275

  Holzäpfel, Frank ^a   Hofbauer, Thomas ^a   Darracq, Denis ^b   Moet, Henri ^b   Garnier, François ^c   Gago, Cecile Ferreira ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b CERFACS   (France)

^c ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Exhaust jet; Numerical simulation; Secondary vorticity structures; Shear; Stable stratification; Turbulence; Wake vortices

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; JET AIRCRAFT; JETS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OSCILLATIONS; SHEAR FLOW; STRETCHING; WINGS;

EXHAUST JETS; WAKE VORTICES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0347604013     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1270-9638(03)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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