A review of recent developments in flow control

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1095, 2005, Pages 205-232

  Ashill, P R ^a   Fulker, J L ^a   Hackett, K C ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOUS FLOW; WINGS;

JET MOMENTUM; MACH NUMBERS; SURFACE PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; WAVE DRAG COEFFICIENTS;

FLOW CONTROL;

EID: 21244485871     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000005200     Document Type: Review

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