Separation-bubble-transition measurements on a low-re airfoil using particle image velocimetry

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 3 PART B, Issue , 2005, Pages 1029-1038

  McAuliffe, B R ^a   Yaras, M I ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); REVERSE FLOW; SEPARATION-BUBBLE-TRANSIITION; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

AIRFOILS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISUALIZATION; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 27744514143     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2005-68663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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