Numerical and experimental study of flow structure of low-aspect-ratio wing

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1196-1201

  Tang, Jian ^a,b   Zhu, Ke Qin ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Engineering Mechanics ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

DESTABILIZATION; FLOW STRUCTURES; STATIONARY VORTEX; WING SECTIONS;

WINGS;

EID: 7544237722     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5467     Document Type: Article

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