Numerical analysis on aerodynamic force generation of biplane counter-flapping flexible airfoils

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1785-1794

  Miao, Jr Ming ^a   Sun, Wei Hsin ^a   Tai, Chang Hsien ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Graduate School of Defense Science Studies ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; DEFORMATION; DRAG; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; DYNAMIC MESH TECHNIQUE; FORMATION AND EVOLUTIONS; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 73649149402     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.43181     Document Type: Article

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