Three-dimensional flows around low-aspect-ratio flat-plate wings at low Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 623, Issue , 2009, Pages 187-207

  Taira, Kunihiko ^a,b   Colonius, Tim ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; ASPECT RATIO; FLOW CONTROL; PLANFORMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOWS; SHEDDING FREQUENCIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TOW TANK EXPERIMENTS; UNSTEADY VORTICES;

LOW ASPECT RATIO WINGS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 65649112507     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008005314     Document Type: Article

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