Validation of a low Reynolds number aerodynamic characterization facility

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Albertani, Roberto ^a   Khambatta, Parvez ^a   Hart, Adam ^a   Ukeiley, Lawrence ^a   Oyarzun, Matias ^a   Cattafesta, Louis ^a   Abate, Gregg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; AXIAL LENGTH; FLOW CONDITIONING; FLOW UNIFORMITY; FREE-STREAM VELOCITY; HOT WIRE ANEMOMETRY; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEST SECTIONS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; HYDRAULICS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); REYNOLDS NUMBER; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; WIND TUNNELS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 78549292521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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