Characteristics of pitching and plunging airfoils under dynamic-stall conditions

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Rival, D ^a,b,c   Tropea, C ^a,b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics   (Germany)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS NUMBER; SMOKE; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPLEX MOTION; DIRECT FORCE MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYSTERESIS CURVE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PLUNGING AIRFOIL; REDUCED FREQUENCY; SMOKE VISUALIZATION;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 75749134912     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.42528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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