Computation of the aeroelastic response of a flexible delta wing at high angles of attack

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 785-800

  Gordnier, R E ^a   Visbal, M R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffet; Delta wing; Von Karman plate model; Vortex breakdown

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR AERODYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL MODES;

WINGS;

AEROELASTICITY; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; VORTEX BREAKDOWN; WING;

EID: 3042700883     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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