Aerodynamic characteristics of airfoil with perforated Gurney-type flaps

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 542-548

  Lee, T ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; DRAG; LIFT; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; LIFT AND DRAG COEFFICIENTS; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; NEAR WAKE; PERIODIC WAKES; UNSTEADY WAKE;

LIFT DRAG RATIO;

EID: 63349086694     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.38474     Document Type: Article

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