An approach to induced drag reduction and its experimental evaluation

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 133-140

  Eller, David ^a   Heinze, Sebastian ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MANEUVERABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

AEROELASTIC DEFORMATION; DRAG REDUCTION; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS;

EID: 16244418386     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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