Using computational fluid dynamics for micro-air vehicle airfoil validation and prediction

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 497-510

  Schroeder, Eric J ^a   Baeder, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; DRAG; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DRAG CURVES; FLOW SOLVERS; MICRO-AIR VEHICLES (MAV);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 28844499994     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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