Experimental investigation of Gurney flaps

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2062-2067

  Maughmer, Mark D ^a,b   Bramesfeld, Götz ^a,b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; DRAG; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT; LOCATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LINEAR DEPENDENCY; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; MAXIMUM LIFT COEFFICIENT; SEPARATION POINTS; SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE PRESSURES; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

EID: 57649098400     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.37050     Document Type: Article

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