Numerical investigation of low-aspect-ratio wings at low reynolds numbers

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 713-722

  Cosyn, P ^a,b,c   Vierendeels, J ^a,b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Heat and Combustion Mechanics ^*  (Belgium)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLOW INTERACTIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLOW SEPARATION; LIFT-AND-DRAG; LOW-ASPECT-RATIO (LAR); TURBULENT TRANSITION;

WINGS;

EID: 33746177388     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.16991     Document Type: Article

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