Probabilistic two-phase aircraft wake-vortex model: Further development and assessment

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 700-708

  Holzäpfel, Frank ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

AXIAL WIND; CROSSWIND SHEAR; TWO FIELD MEASUREMENT; TWO-PHASE AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33746135635     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.16798     Document Type: Article

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