Drag reduction of a disk with an upstream rod

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-254

  Zhang, Panfeng ^a   Gao, Lei ^a   Wang, Jinjun ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disk; Drag reduction; Interference rod; Pressure measurement

Indexed keywords

DRAG; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

DRAG MEASUREMENTS; DRAG REDUCTION; INTERFERENCE RODS;

DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33750177870     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2006.9.3.245     Document Type: Article

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