Concept, design and characterization of a small aeroacoustic wind tunnel facility with application to airfoil measurements

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-383

  Winkler, Julian ^a   Carolus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; DESIGN CRITERION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; LOW NOISE; WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES;

AEROACOUSTICS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 77249147848     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.3151911     Document Type: Article

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