Experimental investigation of the effect of camber on the aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils in ground effect

Proceedings of the ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference

Volumn 1 C, Issue , 2003, Pages 2133-2138

  Ahmed, M R ^a   Imran, G M ^b   Sharma, S D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b MUFFAKHAM JAH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; GROUND EFFECT; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

MEAN VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE TAPPINGS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0348164485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fedsm2003-45573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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