Aerodynamic modification of a NACA 0012 airfoil by trailing-edge plasma gurney flap

AIAA Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2467-2474

  Zhang, P F ^a,b   Liu, A B ^a,b   Wang, J J ^a,b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Fluid Mechanics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AERODYNAMIC MODIFICATIONS; EDGE PLASMAS; GURNEY FLAPS; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; MOMENTUM COEFFICIENT; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; PITCHING MOMENTS; PLASMA ACTUATOR; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; TRAILING EDGES; VORTEX STREET;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; DRAG; JETS; PLASMA TURBULENCE; PLASMAS; VORTEX FLOW;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 72549114039     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.43379     Document Type: Article

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