Aerodynamics of a NACA4412 airfoil in ground effect

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Ahmed, M R ^a,c,d   Takasaki, T ^b,d   Kohama, Y ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c School of Engineering   (Fiji)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND EFFECTS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE SUCTION;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 33846687603     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.23872     Document Type: Article

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