Effect of wing planform on leading-edge vortex structures

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-123

  Wang, Jin Jun ^a   Tu, Jian Qiang ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Leading edge vortex; Low aspect ratio wing; Low Reynolds number flow; Sweep angle

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649083443     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0643-z     Document Type: Article

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