A quantitative IR thermographic method to study the laminar separation bubble phenomenon

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 709-719

  Ricci, R ^a   Montelpare, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Laminar separation bubble; Low Reynolds number; Micro vehicles; Sailplane; Stanton number; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC THEORY; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TURBINES;

INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; LAMINAR SEPARATION BUBBLE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MICR-VEHICLES; SAILPLANE; STANTON NUMBER;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 18444394937     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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