Identification of vortex pairs in aircraft wakes from sectional velocity data

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-380

  Carmer, Carl F V ^a   Konrath, Robert ^a   Schröder, Andreas ^a   Monnier, Jean Claude ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAKES; WATER TANKS;

AIRCRAFT WAKES; SECTIONAL VELOCITY DATA;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WATER TANKS;

EID: 39149119240     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0450-8     Document Type: Article

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