Probabilistic two-phase aircraft wake-vortex model: Application and assessment

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1117-1126

  Holzäpfel, Frank ^a   Robins, Robert E ^b,c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Institute of Atmospheric Physics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

SHEAR LAYERS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TWO-PHASE DECAY MODEL; WIND MEASUREMENT;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 7544249406     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2280     Document Type: Article

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