Unsteady aerodynamics of nonslender delta wings

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 515-557

  Gursul, I ^a   Gordnier, R ^b   Visbal, M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID/STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NONSLENDER WING; SHEAR LAYER INSTABILITY;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 29144499095     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2005.09.002     Document Type: Review

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