An investigation into the aerodynamics of trailing edge flap and flap-tab airfoils using CFD and analytical methods

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 663-683

  Jose, Arun I ^a   Sitaraman, Jayanarayanan ^a   Baeder, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MACH NUMBER;

AIRLOADS; SUBCRITICAL MACH NUMBERS; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 34547881553     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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