Lift enhancement for low-aspect-ratio wings with periodic excitation

AIAA Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1785-1790

  Taira, Kunihiko ^a,d   Rowley, Clarence W ^a,d   Colonius, Tim ^b,e   Williams, David R ^c,f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^e Option of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^f Materials   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLES OF ATTACK; FLAT PLATE; LIFT ENHANCEMENT; LIFT FORCE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERIODIC EXCITATIONS; PERIODIC FORCING; PERIODIC INJECTION; TRAILING EDGES; WAKE VORTEX;

ASPECT RATIO;

LOW ASPECT RATIO WINGS;

EID: 77956357493     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.J050248     Document Type: Article

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