Thickness effect on the thrust generation of heaving elliptic airfoils

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 216-222

  An, Sangjoon ^a,c   Maeng, Joosung ^a,c   Han, Cheolheui ^b,d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Chungju National University   (South Korea)

^c School of Mechanical Eng   (South Korea)

^d Department of Aeronautical and Mechanical Design Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRONTIUM; STROUHAL NUMBER; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; OSCILLATING AIRFOIL; THICKNESS EFFECT; THICKNESS RATIO; THRUST GENERATION; VELOCITY PROFILES; VORTICITY INTENSITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 60149111290     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.37903     Document Type: Article

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