Synthetic jet control effectiveness on stationary and pitching airfoils

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1782-1789

  Rehman, A ^a,b   Kontis, K ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^c ExperimentalAerodynamics and Advanced Measurement Technology Laboratory

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DRAG; JETS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX SHEDDING;

DRAG REDUCTION; JET CONTROL; PITCHING AIRFOILS; SYNTHETIC JET;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 33846105275     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20333     Document Type: Article

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