Aerodynamics of ski jumping: Experiments and CFD simulations

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 949-964

  Meile, W ^a   Reisenberger, E ^a   Mayer, M ^c   Schmolzer B ^b   Muller W ^b   Brenn, G ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c VRVIS RESEARCH CENTER   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; SKI JUMPER;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 37849187557     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-006-0213-y     Document Type: Article

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