Unsteady aerodynamics of fluttering and tumbling plates

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 541, Issue , 2005, Pages 65-90

  Andersen, A ^a   Pesavento, U ^b   Wang, Z Jane ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATIONAL FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FLUID CIRCULATION; FLUTTERING PLATES; TRANSLATIONAL VELOCITY; TUMBLING PLATES; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; FLUID FORCE; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUTTER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 26944501701     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200500594X     Document Type: Article

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