Wind-tunnel interference effects on delta wing aerodynamics computational fluid dynamics investigation

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 189-198

  Allan, M R ^a,b   Badcock, K J ^a,b   Barakos, G N ^a,b   Richards, B E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; KINETIC ENERGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

KINEMATIC VISCOCITY; MACH NUMBERS; OSCILLATION FREQUENCIES; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 13844256431     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5324     Document Type: Article

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