Numerical simulations of low Reynolds number flows around micro air vehicles and comparison against wind tunnel data

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2485-2504

  Brion, V ^a   Aki, M ^a   Shkarayev, S ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOWS; MICRO AIR VEHICLES (MAV);

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 33845419246     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-3864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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