Wing-tip vortex in the near field: An experimental study

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1366-1368

  Lombardi, Giovanni ^a,c,d   Skinner, Peter ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale   (Italy)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WINGS;

ROLL-UP PROCESS; VORTICITY PROBE; WING-TIP VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 27144555362     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12314     Document Type: Article

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